The Gorilla

1939 PG-13 1h 8m

4.8 / 10 28

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4.8/10

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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

Ralph Spence Rian James Sid Silvers

Stars

Jimmy Ritz Harry Ritz Al Ritz

Comedy Mystery Horror

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Geronimo1967 22 Jun 2022

4/10

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...