The Gorilla (1939 film)

The Gorilla (1939 film)

Infobox Film
name = The Gorilla


caption = A promotional film poster for "The Gorilla."
director = Allan Dwan
producer = Harry Joe Brown
writer = Ralph Spence
Rian James
Sid Silvers
starring = Al Ritz
Harry Ritz
Jimmy Ritz
Anita Louise
Patsy Kelly
Lionel Atwill
Bela Lugosi
Joseph Calleia
Edward Norris
Wally Vernon
music = David Buttolph
David Raksin
Cyril J. Mockridge
Alfred Newman
cinematography = Edward Cronjager
editing = Allen McNeil
distributor = Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
released = 26 May 1939
runtime = 66 min
country = USA
awards =
language = English
budget =
preceded_by =
followed_by =
amg_id = 1:20391
imdb_id = 0031387

"The Gorilla" is a 1939 thriller/comedy film starring The Ritz Brothers, Lionel Atwill, Bela Lugosi, and Patsy Kelly.

Plot outline

When a wealthy man (Lionel Atwill) is threatened by a killer known as The Gorilla, he hires the Ritz Brothers to investigate. A real escaped gorilla shows up at the mansion just as the investigators arrive.

Patsy Kelly portrays a newly-hired maid who wants to quit because the butler, played by Bela Lugosi, scares her.

External links

* [http://www.archive.org/details/the_gorilla Free Download] from the Internet Archive


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