Underplayed Gems

The Gorilla (1930)

The Gorilla poster
Directed by
Bryan Foy
Genre
horror film, mystery film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

More films like this

How it feels

A man receives a threatening letter saying a killer gorilla will come to his house by midnight so he hires two detectives to protect him. One detective puts on a gorilla suit to try to lure the real gorilla out but the plan backfires when the actual gorilla shows up.

whimsicalsillydatedhokeyplayfulspooky-litetheatricalquirky

What happens

The Gorilla is a 1930 American pre-Code mystery-comedy film produced by First National Pictures, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, and directed by Bryan Foy. It stars Joe Frisco, Harry Gribbon, Walter Pidgeon and Lila Lee, and is based on the 1925 play of the same name by Ralph Spence. The 1930 film version was a sound remake of the 1927 silent version, also produced by First National Pictures. The Gorilla is presumed lost; none of its visual elements are known to survive. The soundtrack, which was recorded on Vitaphone disks, may survive in private hands. In the film, a man is warned by a threatening letter that a killer gorilla will arrive at his home before midnight. The man hires two detectives to guard him. One of them is persuaded to wear a gorilla suit in hopes of enticing the real gorilla. When the gorilla does arrive, it turns the tables and has the disguised detective hunted down by its enemies. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? You can browse by genre, country and year, or take this one into the 3D catalogue and ask the Catbot for something closer.