The Gorilla (1939)
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.
Director:
Allan Dwan
Writers:
Rian James, Sid Silvers.
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Jimmy Ritz as Garrity |
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Harry Ritz as Harrigan |
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Al Ritz as Mulligan |
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Anita Louise as Norma Denby |
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Patsy Kelly as Kitty |
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Lionel Atwill as Walter Stevens |
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Bela Lugosi as Peters |
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Joseph Calleia as Stranger |
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Edward Norris as Jack Marsden |
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Wally Vernon as Seaman |
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Paul Harvey as Conway |
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Art Miles as 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 |