Jump to content

The Gorilla (play)

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Timmyshin (talk | contribs) at 01:00, 8 September 2016 (→Notes: clean up using AWB). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

The Gorilla is an American play written by playwright Ralph Spence, which played on Broadway for 15 performances in April and May 1925.[1] The original title was The Gorilla: A Mystery Comedy.[2] It was turned into the 1927 silent film of the same name, and was filmed again in 1930 and 1939, the latter as a vehicle for The Ritz Brothers, but containing Patsy Kelly's favorite of her performances, in which she acted opposite Bela Lugosi.[3] The play also served as source material for the 1937 Warner Bros. comedy Sh! The Octopus starring Hugh Herbert and Allen Jenkins, with the gorilla converted to an octopus.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ IBDB The Gorilla
  2. ^ http://www.thrillingdetective.com/eyes/the_gorilla_1927.html
  3. ^ The Gorilla at IMDb
  4. ^ Robert Osborne. Turner Classic Movies broadcast, 29 March 2008


Stub icon

This article on a play from the 1920s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Gorilla_(play)&oldid=738283205"