Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla (1952)

User Rating:

2.2/10   

Director:

William Beaudine

Writers:

Tim Ryan (writer) &
Leo 'Ukie' Sherin (additional dialogue) ...

Release Date:

8 October 1952 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Comedy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

A horror film that will stiffen you with laughter!

Plot:

Two goofy entertainers meet a mad scientist on a jungle island.

Plot Keywords:

Jungle | Mad Scientist | Comedy Team | Dream | Public Domain

Cast

Bela Lugosi	...	Dr. Zabor
Duke Mitchell	...	Duke Mitchell
Sammy Petrillo	...	Sammy Petrillo
Charlita	...	Nona
Muriel Landers	...	Saloma
Al Kikume	...	Chief Rakos
Mickey Simpson	...	Chula
Milton Newberger	...	Bongo, the Witch Doctor
Martin Garralaga	...	Pepe Bordo / Waiter

Also Known As:

Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla
The Boys from Brooklyn
The Monster Meets the Gorilla

Runtime:

74 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

General Service Studios - 6625 Romaine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Jack Broder Productions Inc.

Trivia:

Released in October 1952, this film attempted to take advantage of the very successful Dean Martin-Jerry Lewis films: My Friend Irma (1949), My Friend Irma Goes West (1950), At War with the Army (1950), That's My Boy (1951), Sailor Beware (1952) and Jumping Jacks (1952).

Quotes:

Duke Mitchell: You know, someday I'm gonna let you fry in your own grease!
Sammy Petrillo: Could you make it chicken fat, maybe?

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made (2004) (V)

Soundtrack:

TOO SOON

Dated but not all that bad!

If you have ever seen early M&L films like My Friend Irma, You can see that Sammy Pettrillo did a great impression of Jerry Lewis. In the early films Lewis was annoying with his high squeaky voice etc. This was captured perfectly by Sammy. OK so the production value was not great, but the movie was made on a shoe string budget in 9 days. The film is silly but enjoyable and if you watch it for what it is----silly 1950s entertainment you will have fun watching. The movie reminds me of the Abbott and Costello haunted house movies. I think that for a B movie it's silly enough to be funny.

Bela Lugosi puts in a fine performance. Duke Mitchell sings a few songs. The rest is just escapist entertainment.