
The Gorilla (1939)
A Ritz is afraid of nothing ... but ... THIS ... IS ... SOMETHING!
66 min
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.
- Release date
- May 26, 1939
- Country of origin
- United States
Trailer
Cast
- The Ritz Brothers as Defective Detectives
- Jimmy Ritz as Garrity
- Harry Ritz as Harrigan
- Al Ritz as Mulligan
- Anita Louise as Norma Denby
- Patsy Kelly as Kitty
- Lionel Atwill as Walter Stevens
- Bela Lugosi as Peters
- Joseph Calleia as Stranger
- Edward Norris as Jack Marsden
Crew
- Allan Dwan · Director
- Ralph Spence · Writer
- Rian James · Writer
- Sid Silvers · Writer
- Edward Cronjager · Cinematographer
- Allen McNeil · Editor