The Gorilla | |
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Directed by | Alfred Santell |
Produced by | Alfred Santell Edward Small |
Based on |
The Gorilla by Ralph Spence |
Starring |
Charlie Murray Fred Kelsey Alice Day Tully Marshall Walter Pidgeon |
Cinematography | Arthur Edeson |
Production
company |
Ascher, Small & Rogers
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Distributed by | First National Pictures |
Release date
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Running time
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80 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language |
Silent film English intertitles |
The Gorilla is a 1927 American silent horror film directed by Alfred Santell based on the play The Gorilla by Ralph Spence. The film stars Charles Murray, Fred Kelsey and Walter Pidgeon.
The plot of the film revolves around a series of murders committed by a man in an ape suit. The film was remade with sound in 1930 (The Gorilla) and 1939 (The Gorilla).
It was an early production of Edward Small.