The Gorilla (1939 Dave’s Pick)
The twelfth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1939 features our producer David Rosen’s pick, Ritz Brothers comedy The Gorilla. Directed by Allan Dwan and starring the Ritz Brothers (Jimmy, Harry, Al), Patsy Kelly, Anita Louise, Lionel Atwill, Bela Lugosi and Edward Norris, The Gorilla was the fourth film adaptation of Ralph Spence’s play.
The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1939/05/28/archives/the-screen-the-gorilla-with-the-ritz-brothers-patsy-kelly-and.html), Mary Harris in The Washington Post, and J.R.R. in the Seattle Daily Times.
Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.
Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @Awesomemoviepod
You can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedy
You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleed
You can find our producer David Rosen’s Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at @piecingpod and the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod.
You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we've been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen.
Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and get access to exclusive content from Awesome Movie Year, plus fellow podcasts Piecing It Together and All Rice No Beans, and music by David Rosen: https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosen
All of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.com
Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 1939 installment, featuring our future cult classic pick, Universal horror sequel Son of Frankenstein.
