The Gorilla (1939 film)

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The Gorilla

A promotional film poster for "The Gorilla."
Directed by Allan Dwan
Produced by Harry Joe Brown
Written by Ralph Spence
Rian James
Sid Silvers
Starring Al Ritz
Harry Ritz
Jimmy Ritz
Anita Louise
Patsy Kelly
Lionel Atwill
Bela Lugosi
Joseph Calleia
Edward Norris
Wally Vernon
Music by David Buttolph
David Raksin
Cyril J. Mockridge
Alfred Newman
Cinematography Edward Cronjager
Editing by Allen McNeil
Distributed by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Release date(s) 26 May 1939
Running time 66 min
Country Flag of the United States United States
Language English
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The Gorilla is a 1939 thriller/comedy film starring The Ritz Brothers, Lionel Atwill, Bela Lugosi, and Patsy Kelly.

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When a wealthy man (Lionel Atwill) is threatened by a killer known as The Gorilla, he hires the Ritz Brothers to investigate. A real escaped gorilla shows up at the mansion just as the investigators arrive.

Patsy Kelly portrays a newly-hired maid who wants to quit because the butler, played by Bela Lugosi, scares her.

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