FEATURE FILM

The Gorilla

4.8/10
TMDB29 votes
1939Original: English68 min

When an escaped circus gorilla appears to have gone on a murderous rampage, a threatened attorney calls on the detective trio of Garrity, Harrigan and Mullivan to act as bodyguards. In short order, we discover that there is more to the attorney than meets the eye, and the ape may be innocent after all. When a pretty young heiress faces peril, it's up to our heroic trio to save the day.

Genres: Comedy, Mystery, Crime
Cast: Jimmy Ritz, Harry Ritz, Al Ritz, Anita Louise, Patsy Kelly

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About The Gorilla

A Ritz is afraid of nothing ... but ... THIS ... IS ... SOMETHING!

The Gorilla (1939) is a film in the comedy, mystery, crime genres. Directed by Allan Dwan. The cast includes Jimmy Ritz, Harry Ritz, Al Ritz, Anita Louise.

Released
1939-05-26
Original language
English
Runtime
68 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United States of America
Production companies
20th Century Fox
Directors
Allan Dwan
Writers
Rian James, Sid Silvers

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4.8/10 from 29 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

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Lionel Atwill is the wealthy "Walter Stephens" whose life has been threatened by the sinister "Gorilla". To thwart this, he engages the services of the "Defective Detectives" (Jimmy, Harry & Al Ritz) and what ensues is a slapstick horror movie with a man in a gorilla suit (or, could it be an actual ape?) and some pretty corny set piece comedy sketches strung together around Atwill and a rather under-used Bela Lugosi…

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Lionel Atwill is the wealthy "Walter Stephens" whose life has been threatened by the sinister "Gorilla". To thwart this, he engages the services of the "Defective Detectives" (Jimmy, Harry & Al Ritz) and what ensues is a slapstick horror movie with a man in a gorilla suit (or, could it be an actual ape?) and some pretty corny set piece comedy sketches strung together around Atwill and a rather under-used Bela Lugosi ("Peters"). Much of the plot is just gibberish, but the detectives have a good time, and that brings a limited amount of charm as they haplessly go about their deducing - and it isn't horrible to watch, but it's pretty cringe-making at times and 80 years after it was made is nigh on unwatchable for anything other than a kindly nod to pre-war comic cinema.

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When an escaped circus gorilla appears to have gone on a murderous rampage, a threatened attorney calls on the detective trio of Garrity, Harrigan and Mullivan to act as bodyguards. In short order, we discover that there is more to the attorney than meets the eye, and the ape may be innocent after all. When a pretty young heiress faces peril, it's up to our heroic trio to save the day.

Who stars in The Gorilla?

Jimmy Ritz, Harry Ritz, Al Ritz, Anita Louise, Patsy Kelly, Lionel Atwill. See the cast cards above for character names.

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