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The Gorilla is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Bryan Foy released in USA on 2 november 1930 with Harry Gribbon

The Gorilla (1930)

The Gorilla
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Released in USA 2 november 1930
Length 1h10
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy,    Horror,    Crime
Rating48% 2.42572.42572.42572.42572.4257

The Gorilla (1930) is an all-talking pre-code murder mystery comedy film produced by First National Pictures, distributed by Warner Bros., and directed by Bryan Foy. The movie stars Joe Frisco, Harry Gribbon, Walter Pidgeon and Lila Lee. The film was 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, which was also produced by First National Pictures.

No film elements from The Gorilla are known to survive. The soundtrack, which was recorded on Vitaphone disks, may survive in private hands.

Synopsis

The story opens with a murder that has supposedly been caused by a gorilla. Police are only able to catch a glimpse of his black shadow cast against a brick wall before he disappears. Garrity (Frisco) and Mulligan (Gribbon) are two detectives who are hired by Cyrus Stevens (Maxwell) to help protect him from the gorilla as he has just been threatened with a note that indicates that the gorilla will arrive at his home before midnight.

Actors

Harry Gribbon

(Mulligan)Walter Pidgeon

(Arthur Marsden)Lila Lee

(Alice Denby)Purnell Pratt

(The Stranger)Edwin Maxwell

(Cyrus Stevens)
And :
Roscoe Karns
Charles Gemora
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