Bela lugosi is best known as for his performances as dracula, and for his many horror film roles. Two goofy entertainers meet a mad scientist on a jungle island. Jan 11, 2016 a real escaped gorilla shows up at the mansion just as the investigators arrive. During a horrific storm at sea, the crew realizes that there is a murderer among them who is killing them off one by one.
While nowhere near as successful as the other film versions of plays, the gorilla was popular enough to be remade twice, the first time in 1930 and the second in 1939, with the legendary bela lugosi. Interesting to watch the blatant ripoff of dean and lewis by duke mitchell and sammy petrillo. Bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla is a 1952 film about two goofy entertainers who meet a mad scientist on a jungle island. Bela lugosi and boris karloff were two middleaged, foreign, struggling actors who became huge stars thanks to dracula and frankenstein, the first two of a trend of monster movie hits released by universal studios during the 1930s. Privately, bela lugosi struggled with his dependency upon morphine, a drug he was given to deal with leg pain from his war injuries.
Lugosi was a classically trained actor in his native hungary, appearing on stage and in films as a romantic leading man from 1901 to 1919. The gorilla is a 1939 american horror comedy film starring the ritz brothers, anita louise, art miles, lionel atwill, bela lugosi, and patsy kelly. It was monsters bloodthirsty, twisted and sometimes tragic monsters that made him famous. The bmovie comedy bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla has quite a bad reputation, and lives up to it. Bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla the grindhouse. Bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla the grindhouse cinema. Gorilla, the 20th century fox 1939 classic monsters. Bela lugosi is one of the few serial villains who could be truly called a screen icon. He is best known for his portrayal of dracula in the american stage production, and subsequent film, of bram stokers classic vampire. However, tabloid reports erroneously presented him as a drug addict. The gorilla 1939 is a 20th century fox movie starring bela lugosi, patsy kelly and lionel atwill. Island of lost souls 1932 the criterion collection. Bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla was to be the first in a series of films starring mitchell and petrillo.
The black cat is the one undisputed classic in the collection, a. Zorka, a mad megalomaniac genius with a utility belt and a sack of gadgets. With bela lugosi, duke mitchell, sammy petrillo, charlita. A special thanks to the uptown guy for bringing to our attention via richard bojarskis book the films of bela lugosi some early films that bela stared in. Harrigan al ritz as mulligan patsy kelly as kitty lionel atwill as walter stevens bela lugosi as peters joseph calleia as the stanger edward. Inside the ritz hotel 0 hours and 30 minutes movie 2019 documentary series offering a behindthescenes glimpse inside one of the most famous luxury hotels in the world, londons ritz hotel. Bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla teleport city. The gorilla on imdb the gorilla is available for free download at the internet archive the gorilla at allmovie. A real escaped gorilla shows up at the mansion just as the investigators arrive. Murders in the rue morgue, the black cat and the raven are excellent films only loosely based on the works of the same name by edgar allen poe.
Jun, 2012 bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla is a cheap and lazy starring vehicle for martin and lewis copycats duke mitchell yes, the same duke mitchell who later went on to make massacre mafia style and sammy petrillo yes, the same sammy petrillo who later went on to star in doris wishmans keyholes are for peeping. He made his stage debut in 1902 and from 19 to 1919 was a member of the national theatre in budapest, where he also acted in several. Horror region code 0all region freeworldwide dvds and. The bela lugosi collection is a fine collection of vintage universal horror films, and it would be great if more of its ilk are in the works for dvd. A mad scientist develops an aftershave lotion that causes his gigantic bats to kill anyone who wears it. The gorilla 1939, spooks run wild 1941, one body too many 1944, and bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla 1952. In his longrunning movie guide, leonard maltin jokingly called it one of the alltime greats. The song was the bands first single, released in 1979 with the bside boys. Bela lugosi s dead is an influential goth rock song written by the band bauhaus. Anita louise, patsy kelly, lionel atwill, and bela lugosi. Get great deals on horror region code 0all region freeworldwide dvds and 1930 1939 release year bluray discs. Three were little tough guys and four were east side kids.
More recently, lugosi became the subject of a song by gothic rock band bauhaus entitled bela lugosis dead. Bela lugosi didnt become one of the great legends of hollywoods golden age by playing heroes. Media for the 1952 united states film bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla. Expand your home video library from a huge online selection of movies at. Bela lugosi comedies collection the gorilla spooks run. Ulmer, peter ruric suggested by the story by edgar allan poe produced by carl laemmle jr. The gorilla 1939 ritz brothers haunted house comedy ninotchka 1939 lugosis only comedy role in a movie, though he played vampires or villains in a number of comedy movies.
Bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla dvd 1952 alpha video. Bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla trailers from hell. Irene ware and bela lugosi in chandu the magician 1932. Plot is weak and ending is weaker, but overall the movie is very entertaining. Lugosi and the ritz brothers the three stooges minus eye poking and nose twisting are fun. Bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla 1952 directed by. Starring boris karloff, bela lugosi, david manners, jacqueline wells cinematography john j. Like spooks run wild at the end of disc one, this is more of a comedy than a fullfledged horror film. Bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla sort of movie lover. Make offer horror classics dvd 5 classic horror films w bela lugosi. Horror classics dvd 5 classic horror films w bela lugosi 19391943 brand new. The gorilla 1939 comedy horror, starring the ritz brothers. Bela lugosi plays a mad scientist in the jungle who stumbles across a couple of comedians intended to resemble dean martin and jerry lewis and proceeds to use them as lab mice in his experiments. Bela lugosi, the movies greatest count dracula, tries his hand at comedy in these four hilarious features.
The mystery of the mary celeste the phantom ship the invisible ray. Visit brians drivein theater for bela lugosi photos, biography and filmography information, and dvd and memorabilia sources for actor bela lugosi. Instead this one has bela lugosi, lionel atwill, the ritz brothers and a guy in a gorilla suit, plus more secret panels than you can shake a banana at. Lugosi studied at the academy of theatrical art, budapest. It was based on a play of the same name by ralph spence. Famed horror actor bela lugosi starred in a multitude of horror films from the 1930s until his death in 1956. The gorilla 1939, spooks run wild 1941, one body too many 1944, and bela lugosi meets a. Hopefully the kink in this disc, which is bound to be present in other copies out there, can be brought to universals attention and fixed so that we may rest easy and properly enjoy this. Bela lugosi fansite via bela dracula lugosi may 18, 2015 whether it was in actual fact the first time they had met is unknown, but the official first meeting of bela lugosi and boris karloff took place at universal city in march of 1932.
Listen, download this episode, or find on itunes bela lugosi and boris karloff were two middleaged, foreign, struggling actors who became huge stars thanks to dracula and frankenstein, the first two of a trend of monster movie hits released by universal studios during the 1930s. Patsy kelly portrays a newly hired maid who wants to quit because the butler, played by bela lugosi, scares her. The title references horror film star bela lugosi, and is over nine minutes in length. The biographical film ed wood tim burton, 1994 is a sentimental interpretation of the relationship between lugosi and wood. The bela lugosi collection is part two of universal dvds double whammy of horror collection sets. Charlita lets go navy appeared with bela lugosi in bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla 3 stooges fans should be on the lookout for shemp howard in three of the little tough guys films, give us wings, hit the road and keep em slugging. When a wealthy man lionel atwill is threatened by a killer known as the gorilla, he hires the ritz brothers to investigate. This season, well discuss their parallel but very different lives and careers. Media in category bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla the following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total.
He was born in lugos, transylvania, austriahungary now lugoj, romania or the kingdom of hungary, the youngest of four children of a banker. Zabor 1952 vampire over london the vampire 1952 the paul winchell show count dracula 1950. When a wealthy man lionel atwill is threatened by a killer. The ritz brothers, lionel atwell, anita louise this ritz brothers vehicle features them as detectives hired to protect lawyer walter stevens lionel atwell from the gorilla, a killer. Its filled with dullwitted, obvious jokes, and soon becomes obnoxious. Instead this one has bela lugosi, lionel atwill, the ritz brothers and a guy in a gorilla suit, plus more secret panels than you can shake a banana. Bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla is a cheap and lazy starring vehicle for martin and lewis copycats duke mitchell yes, the same duke mitchell who later went on to make massacre mafia style and sammy petrillo yes, the same sammy petrillo who later went on to star in doris wishmans keyholes are for peeping. Bela lugosi 18821956, best known for the original screen portrayal of bram stokers dracula in 1931, was in many movies during the course of his career. Pdf the murders in the rue morgue edgar allan poe graphic novels.
Bela lugosi friday, 20th october 1882 thursday, 16th august 1956 lugos austriahungary. The gorilla is a 1939 american horror comedy film starring the ritz brothers, anita louise, art miles, lionel atwill, bela lugosi. A portrait of bela lugosi in his final serial, the phantom creeps universal, 1939. Two guys duke mitchell, sammy petrillo stuck on island with mad doctor bela lugosi. Patsy kelly adds her incredibly loud mouth to the mayhem. Bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla 1952 rotten tomatoes. The bela lugosi collection is a must have for any lugosi fan. Lugosi was also politically active and helped to organize an actors union. Bela lugosi celebrity profile check out the latest bela lugosi photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. One of the worst aspects of its comedy is its tendency to go for the lowest common denominator sammy petrillos revulsion at being paired up with a fat girl.
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