IMDb
4.8 /10
2k votes


Comedy · Mystery · Horror · 1939 · 1h 8min
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.
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20th Century FoxAvailable in United States (data from JustWatch via TMDB · click → opens in provider)
IMDb
4.8 /10
2k votes
Rotten Tomatoes
The tomato isn't ripe
Metacritic took the day off
TMDB
4.8 /10
29 votes
Letterboxd
5.3 /10
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Weighted average
5.0/10
THE GORILLA (1939) Trailer Bela Lugosi, The Ritz Brothers, Lionel Atwill Horror-Comedy Movie











