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The Gorilla (1939)

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

Genre : Horror, Thriller, Comedy

Runtime : 1H 8M

Director : Allan Dwan
Writer : Rian James, Sid Silvers

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Jimmy Ritz
Jimmy Ritz
Garrity - a Ritz Brother
Harry Ritz
Harry Ritz
Harrigan - a Ritz Brother
Al Ritz
Al Ritz
Mulligan - a Ritz Brother
Anita Louise
Anita Louise
Norma Denby
Patsy Kelly
Patsy Kelly
Kitty - the Maid
Lionel Atwill
Lionel Atwill
Walter Stevens
Bela Lugosi
Bela Lugosi
Peters - the Butler
Joseph Calleia
Joseph Calleia
Stranger
Edward Norris
Edward Norris
Jack Marsden
Wally Vernon
Wally Vernon
Seaman
Paul Harvey
Paul Harvey
A.P. Conway
Art Miles
Art Miles
Poe the Gorilla

Crews

Allan Dwan
Allan Dwan
Director
Ralph Spence
Ralph Spence
Theatre Play
Rian James
Rian James
Screenplay
Sid Silvers
Sid Silvers
Screenplay
Darryl F. Zanuck
Darryl F. Zanuck
Executive In Charge Of Production
Harry Joe Brown
Harry Joe Brown
Associate Producer
Edward Cronjager
Edward Cronjager
Director of Photography
Allen McNeil
Allen McNeil
Editor
Richard Day
Richard Day
Art Direction
Lewis H. Creber
Lewis H. Creber
Art Direction
Thomas Little
Thomas Little
Set Decoration
George Leverett
George Leverett
Sound
Roger Heman Sr.
Roger Heman Sr.
Sound
David Buttolph
David Buttolph
Music Director
David Buttolph
David Buttolph
Music
Gwen Wakeling
Gwen Wakeling
Costume Designer
Perc Westmore
Perc Westmore
Makeup Artist
Cyril J. Mockridge
Cyril J. Mockridge
Music
Alfred Newman
Alfred Newman
Music
David Raksin
David Raksin
Music

Posters and backgrounds

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