The Gorilla
Seen it?1939 | 68 min | Comedy, Mystery, Crime
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Right up the alley of armchair detectives and crime fans. It plays fair with the clues, so you can play along. Same wavelength as The Sheep Detectives or The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!.
- The mood
- Light and funny, tense.
- The pace
- Quick and easy-going, at 1 hr 8 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1939: an older pace and style.
- Not the pick if you want something heavy or meaningful.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 9K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Allan Dwan
- Jimmy RitzGarrity
- Harry RitzHarrigan
- Al RitzMulligan
- Anita LouiseNorma Denby
- Patsy KellyKitty
- Lionel AtwillWalter Stevens
- Bela LugosiPeters
- Joseph CalleiaStranger
- Edward NorrisJack Marsden
- Wally VernonSeaman