The Gorilla

“A Ritz is afraid of nothing ... but ... THIS ... IS ... SOMETHING!”

4.7(27)19391h 8m

ComedyMysteryHorror

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

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Cast

Jimmy Ritz

Garrity

Harry Ritz

Harrigan

Al Ritz

Mulligan

Anita Louise

Norma Denby

Patsy Kelly

Kitty

Lionel Atwill

Walter Stevens

Bela Lugosi

Peters

Joseph Calleia

Stranger

Edward Norris

Jack Marsden

Wally Vernon

Seaman

Paul Harvey

Conway

Art Miles

The Gorilla

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1 review

Geronimo1967

3y ago

4.0

Lionel Atwill is the wealthy "Walter Stephens" whose life has been threatened by the sinister "Gorilla". To thwart this, he engages the services of the "Defective Detectives" (Jimmy, Harry & Al Ritz) and what ensues is a slapstick horror movie with a man in a gorilla suit (or, could it be an actual ape?) and some pretty corny set piece comedy sketches strung together around Atwill and a rather und...