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.
The Gorilla is a 1939 American horror comedy film starring the Ritz Brothers, Anita Louise, Art Miles, Lionel Atwill, Bela Lugosi, and Patsy Kelly. It was based on a play of the same name by Ralph Spence.
The Gorilla
Directed by: Allan Dwan
Produced by: Harry Joe Brown
Genres: Comedy | Horror
Written by:
Ralph Spence (play)
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
Edited by: Allen McNeil
Distributed by: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Release date: May 26, 1939
Running time: 66 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
Cast:
From left to right: Edward Norris, Bela Lugosi & Anita Louise in The Gorilla
Jimmy Ritz as Garrity
Anita Louise as Norma Denby
Harry Ritz as Harrigan
Al Ritz as Mulligan
Patsy Kelly as Kitty
Lionel Atwill as Walter Stevens
Bela Lugosi as Peters
Joseph Calleia as the Stranger
Edward Norris as Jack Marsden
Wally Vernon as a Seaman
Paul Harvey as Conway
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