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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date1927-11-13
Languageen
Runtime1h 20m
Production

First National Pictures

10.0(1)
•1927•1h 20m

The Gorilla

ThrillerHorror

Overview

An ape is suspected of committing a series of murders.

Writing & Screenplay
Alfred A. CohnHarry McArthur
Cinematography
Arthur Edeson

Principal Cast

9 credited
Charles Murray
Charles MurrayGarrity
Fred Kelsey
Fred KelseyMulligan
Alice Day
Alice DayAlice Townsend
Tully Marshall
Tully MarshallWilliam Townsend
Claude Gillingwater
Claude GillingwaterCyrus Townsend
Walter Pidgeon
Walter PidgeonStevens
Brooks Benedict
Brooks BenedictReporter
Syd Crossley
Syd CrossleyButler
Gaston Glass
Gaston GlassMarsden

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