The Gorilla (1927 film)
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The Gorilla is a 1927
American
silent
horror film
directed by Alfred Santell
based on the play of the same name 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 and 1939.
1927 in film
-Events:*January 10 - Fritz Lang's science-fiction fantasy Metropolis premieres in Germany.*April 7 - Abel Gance's Napoleon often considered his best known and greatest masterpiece, premiers at the Paris Opéra and would demonstrate techniques and equipment that would not be used for years to...
American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
silent
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
horror film
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
directed by Alfred Santell
Alfred Santell
Alfred Santell was an American film director born September 14, 1895 in San Francisco, California. He directed over 60 films, including The Patent Leather Kid , Body and Soul , and Beyond the Blue Horizon...
based on the play of the same name by Ralph Spence
Ralph Spence
Ralph Spence was an American screenwriter. He wrote for 121 films between 1912 and 1946.He was born in Key West, Florida and died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles from a heart attack.-Selected filmography:...
. The film stars Charles Murray
Charles Murray (actor)
Charles Murray , was an American film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 283 films between 1912 and 1938...
, Fred Kelsey
Fred Kelsey
Frederick Alvin "Fred" Kelsey was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. He appeared in 404 films between 1911 and 1958, often playing policemen or detectives . He also directed 37 films between 1914 and 1920...
, and Walter Pidgeon
Walter Pidgeon
Walter Davis Pidgeon was a Canadian actor, who starred in many motion pictures, including Mrs...
. 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
Sound film
A sound film is a motion picture with synchronized sound, or sound technologically coupled to image, as opposed to a silent film. The first known public exhibition of projected sound films took place in Paris in 1900, but decades would pass before sound motion pictures were made commercially...
in 1930 and 1939.
Cast
- Charles MurrayCharles Murray (actor)Charles Murray , was an American film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 283 films between 1912 and 1938...
- Garrity - Fred KelseyFred KelseyFrederick Alvin "Fred" Kelsey was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. He appeared in 404 films between 1911 and 1958, often playing policemen or detectives . He also directed 37 films between 1914 and 1920...
- Mulligan - Walter PidgeonWalter PidgeonWalter Davis Pidgeon was a Canadian actor, who starred in many motion pictures, including Mrs...
- Stevens - Brooks Benedict - Reporter
- Syd CrossleySyd CrossleySyd Crossley was an English film actor. He appeared in 114 films between 1925 and 1942.He was born in London, England and died in Troon, Scotland...
- Butler - Alice DayAlice DayAlice Day was a film actor who began her career as of the Sennett Bathing Beauties....
- Alice Townsend - Claude GillingwaterClaude GillingwaterClaude Benton Gillingwater was an American stage and screen actor. He first appeared on the stage then in 92 films between 1918 and 1939....
- Cyrus Townsend - Gaston GlassGaston GlassGaston Glass , was a French-born American actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1917 and 1943.He was born in Paris and died in Santa Monica, California.-Selected filmography:* Little Miss Smiles...
- Marsden - John GoughJohn GoughBrigadier General Sir John Edmond Gough VC, KCB, CMG , known as Johnnie Gough, was born in Muree, India and was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Background:Gough,...
- Sailor - Aggie HerringAggie HerringAggie Herring was an American actress. She appeared in 119 films between 1915 and 1939.She was born in San Francisco, California and died in Santa Monica, California.-Selected filmography:* Daredevil Jack...
- Cook - Tully MarshallTully MarshallWilliam Phillips was an American character actor known as Tully Marshall, with nearly a quarter century of theatrical experience behind before he made his first film appearance in 1914.-Career:...
- William Townsend
External links
- The Gorilla at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
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