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The Monster and the Girl

5.8

Released February 28, 1941Runtime 1h 5min

LOOSE! and thirsting for revenge...a huge gorilla with a human brain!

After a young woman is coerced into prostitution and her brother framed for murder by an organized crime syndicate, retribution in the form of an ape visits the mobsters.

Genres

Science Fiction

Horror

Crime

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Production Countries

United States of America

Finances

Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Profit/Loss: $0

Cast

Ellen DrewSusan Webster

Robert PaigeLarry Reed

Paul LukasW. S. Bruhl

Joseph CalleiaDeacon

Onslow StevensJ. Stanley McMasters

George ZuccoDr. Parry

Rod CameronSam Daniels

Phillip TerryScot Webster

Marc LawrenceSleeper

Gerald MohrMunn

Bud JamisonJim - Monarch Hotel Doorman

Tom DuganCaptain Alton

Willard RobertsonLieutenant Strickland

Minor WatsonJudge Pulver

George MeaderDr. Knight

Cliff EdwardsLeon Beecher 'Tips' Stokes

Emory ParnellPoliceman in Alley

Knox ManningAnnouncer

Lowden AdamsJuryman (uncredited)

Eric AldenBailiff (uncredited)

Sidney AlgierJuryman (uncredited)

Sergei ArabeloffJuryman (uncredited)

Bobby BarberJuryman (uncredited)

George BartonJuryman (uncredited)

Abner BibermanGregory - Perry’s Aide (uncredited)

Edward BibySpectator at Murder Scene (uncredited)

John BleiferJanitor / Wedding Witness (uncredited)

Sammy BlumPopcorn Vendor (uncredited)

Harry C. BradleyRev. Russell (uncredited)

Morgan BrownCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Jack ChapinCourt Stenographer (uncredited)

Bill CaldwellJury Member (uncredited)

Gene DelmontCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)

John DilsonEmployment Agency Clerk (uncredited)

Florence DudleyMadame (uncredited)

Emma DunnAunt Della (uncredited)

Fern EmmettWoman Social Organizer (uncredited)

Estelle EtterreReporter (uncredited)

Matty FainWade Stanton (uncredited)

Margaret FarrellReporter (uncredited)

Virginia GaylordCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Myron GeigerAttendant (uncredited)

Charles GemoraThe Gorilla

Ruth GilletteWedding Witness (uncredited)

Robert HainesParishioner (uncredited)

Sam HarrisSpectator at Murder Scene (uncredited)

Jayne HazardParty Girl (uncredited)

Isabel HegerSpectator (uncredited)

Richard AllenAttendant (uncredited)

Crew

Stuart HeislerDirector

Stanley GoldsmithAssistant Director

Stuart AnthonyStory

Stuart AnthonyScreenplay

Jack MossProducer

Everett DouglasEditor

Victor MilnerDirector of Photography

Haldane DouglasArt Direction

Hans DreierArt Direction

Gerard CarbonaraOriginal Music Composer

John CopeSound Recordist

Harry D. MillsSound Recordist

Charles GemoraStunts

Don HouseStunts

John IndrisanoStunts

Cy SchindellStunts

Sigmund KrumgoldMusic Director

John LeipoldMusic

Adolph ZukorPresenter

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Reviews

Seems like Paramount, in their attempt to get into the monster-horror genre, spliced in two movies, one a crime-drama the other a monster sci-fi thriller, and makes for an entertaining (if not silly) little flick, though still pretty weak. As the movie was nearing the halfway point of a short 65-mi...