The Gorilla

The Gorilla (1939)

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

  • Genre: Comedy, Mystery
  • Release Date: 1939-05-26
  • User Rating: 4.9/10 from 22 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 8min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: 20th Century Fox
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Allan Dwan
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From 22 Ratings

Summary

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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  • Jimmy Ritz

    as Garrity - a Ritz Brother
  • Harry Ritz

    as Harrigan - a Ritz Brother
  • Al Ritz

    as Mulligan - a Ritz Brother
  • Anita Louise

    as Norma Denby
  • Patsy Kelly

    as Kitty - the Maid
  • Lionel Atwill

    as Walter Stevens
  • Bela Lugosi

    as Peters - the Butler
  • Joseph Calleia

    as Stranger
  • Edward Norris

    as Jack Marsden
  • Wally Vernon

    as Seaman
  • Paul Harvey

    as A.P. Conway
  • Art Miles

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

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