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26 May 1939 (USA) moreTagline:
A Ritz is afraid of nothing ... but ... THIS ... IS ... SOMETHING! morePlot:
When a wealthy man (Atwill) is threatened by a killer known as The Gorilla, he hires the Ritz Brothers to investigate... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Bottom of the Ritz barrel moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Jimmy Ritz | ... | Ben Garrity - a Ritz Brother |
| Harry Ritz | ... | Harrigan - a Ritz Brother |
| Al Ritz | ... | Mulligan - a Ritz Brother |
| Anita Louise | ... | Norma Denby |
| Patsy Kelly | ... | Kitty - the Maid |
| Lionel Atwill | ... | Walter Stevens |
 | Bela Lugosi | ... | Peters - the Butler |
| Joseph Calleia | ... | The Stranger |
| Edward Norris | ... | Jack Marsden |
| Wally Vernon | ... | Seaman |
| Paul Harvey | ... | A.P. Conway |
| Art Miles | ... | Poe the Gorilla |
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| The Ritz Brothers | ... | The Stars Above the Title |
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Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)Fun Stuff
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The original play opened in New York on 28 April 1925. moreFAQ
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This is a real stinker. And I say that as a fan of the Ritz Brothers.
It's the third filmed version of a play that must have already been stale back in the twenties. (The first is a silent, of interest only to the Charles Gillingwater fan club. The second is a very early talkie starring the vaudeville comic Joe Frisco. I haven't seen either of them, but they're in the IMDb.)
Before you descend to the low level of this disaster, I'd recommend "The Three Musketeers" or "Straight, Place and Show," which is in the rotation at TCM (in fact I'm watching it right now, having just suffered through "The Gorilla"), and which features a wonderful acting and singing performance from Ethel Merman.
Meanwhile, spare yourself this turkey, unless you enjoy wooden acting, incoherent narrative, and unfunny jokes, or you just LOOOOOOOVE the Ritz Brothers.
It barely earns a "2" from me, and only because of the fact that any movie with a guy in a gorilla suit gets extra points.