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The Gorilla( 1939)

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

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Jimmy Ritz

      Garrity - a Ritz Brother

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      Harry Ritz

      Harrigan - a Ritz Brother

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      Al Ritz

      Mulligan - a Ritz Brother

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      Anita Louise

      Norma Denby

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      Patsy Kelly

      Kitty - the Maid

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      Lionel Atwill

      Walter Stevens

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      Bela Lugosi

      Peters - the Butler

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      Joseph Calleia

      Stranger

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      Edward Norris

      Jack Marsden

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      Wally Vernon

      Seaman

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      Paul Harvey

      A.P. Conway

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      Art Miles

      Poe the Gorilla

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Wed Jun 22 2022
    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...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • gorilla
    • detective
    • slapstick comedy
    • mansion
    • ape
    • private detective
    • ape man
    • comedy troupe