| The Gorilla | |
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| Directed by | Allan Dwan |
| Written by | Rian James Sid Silvers |
| Based on | The Gorilla 1925 play by Ralph Spence |
| Produced by | Harry Joe Brown |
| Starring | Al Ritz Harry Ritz Jimmy Ritz Anita Louise Patsy Kelly Lionel Atwill Bela Lugosi Joseph Calleia Edward Norris Wally Vernon |
| Cinematography | Edward Cronjager |
| Edited by | Allen McNeil |
| Music by | David Buttolph David Raksin Cyril J. Mockridge Alfred Newman |
| Distributed by | 20th Century-Fox |
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Running time | 66 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $175,000[1] |
The Gorilla is a 1939 American comedy horror film starring the Ritz Brothers, Anita Louise, Art Miles, Lionel Atwill, Bela Lugosi, and Patsy Kelly. It was based on the 1925 play of the same name by Ralph Spence.
The film is in the public domain.[2]
In the film, investigators are hired to protect a wealthy man from a gorilla-themed killer. But they instead encounter an actual gorilla.
- ^ "Ritzes 'Gorilla' Jam with 20th". Variety. February 1, 1939. p. 4.
- ^ Brotherton, Jamie; Okuda, Ted (2013). Dorothy Lee: The Life and Films of the Wheeler and Woolsey Girl. McFarland. ISBN 9780786433636.page 152