The Gorilla (1939) | Directed by Allan Dwan - Full Movie

When a wealthy man 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.

The Gorilla is a 1939 American horror comedy film starring the Ritz Brothers, Anita Louise, Art Miles, Lionel Atwill, Bela Lugosi, and Patsy Kelly. It was based on the 1925 play of the same name by Ralph Spence.

Directed by: Allan Dwan
Written by: Ralph Spence (play), Rian James, Sid Silvers
Produced by: Harry Joe Brown
Starring: Al Ritz, Harry Ritz, Jimmy Ritz, Anita Louise, Patsy Kelly, Lionel Atwill, Bela Lugosi, Joseph Calleia, Edward Norris, Wally Vernon
Cinematography: Edward Cronjager
Edited by: Allen McNeil
Music by: David Buttolph, David Raksin, Cyril J. Mockridge, Alfred Newman
Distributed by: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Release date: May 26, 1939
Running time: 66 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English