The Gorilla (1930)

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

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.

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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)

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