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4.8When 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.
Released: 1939-05-2668 minDir: Allan DwanComedy, Mystery, Horror
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Cast
- Jimmy Ritz as Garrity
- Harry Ritz as Harrigan
- Al Ritz as Mulligan
- Anita Louise as Norma Denby
- Patsy Kelly as Kitty
- Lionel Atwill as Walter Stevens
Themes
- gorilla
- detective
- radio
- slapstick comedy
- mansion
- maid
- ape
- old dark house
- disguise
- heiress
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- crime film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Allan Dwan
- Screenwriter
- Rian James
- Cast member
- Anita Louise
- Composer
- Alfred Newman
- Producer
- Harry Joe Brown
- Cinematographer
- Edward Cronjager
- Duration
- 66
- FilmAffinity ID
- 291153
- Image
- The Gorilla (1939) 1.jpg
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- publication date
- 1939-01-01
- title
- The Gorilla
- Commons category
- The Gorilla (1939 film)
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- 20th Century Studios
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- copyright status
- public domain
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