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