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The Gorilla

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

4.8(29)19391h 8m1

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.

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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
English
  • gorilla
  • detective
  • radio
  • slapstick comedy
  • mansion
  • maid
  • ape
  • old dark house
  • disguise
  • heiress
  • private detective
  • ape man

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Director

Allan Dwan

Produced in

United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalNR26 May 1939

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The Gorilla was released on 26 May 1939.

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    CinemaSerf

    6/22/2022

    4/10

    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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