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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	United States
Language	English

The Gorilla is a 1939 thriller/comedy film starring The Ritz Brothers, Lionel Atwill, Bela Lugosi, and Patsy Kelly.

Plot outline

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.

See also

• List of films in the public domain

External links

• The Gorilla (1939 film) available for free download at the Internet Archive [more]
• The Gorilla at the Internet Movie Database
• The Gorilla at Allmovie