The Gorilla (1939)
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A Ritz is afraid of nothing ... but ... THIS ... IS ... SOMETHING!
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.
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Jimmy RitzGarrity - a Ritz Brother
Harry RitzHarrigan - a Ritz Brother
Al RitzMulligan - a Ritz Brother
Anita LouiseNorma Denby
Patsy KellyKitty - the Maid
Lionel AtwillWalter Stevens
Bela LugosiPeters - the Butler
Joseph CalleiaStranger
Edward NorrisJack Marsden
Wally VernonSeaman
Paul HarveyA.P. ConwayArt MilesPoe the GorillaKeywords
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What is The Gorilla about?
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.
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The Gorilla has a runtime of 68 minutes.
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