Bride of the Gorilla

Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Infobox film/short descriptionTemplate:Template other Bride of the Gorilla is a 1951 horror B-movie film written and directed by Curt Siodmak starring Raymond Burr, Lon Chaney Jr., Barbara Payton and Tom Conway.

Plot

Deep in the Latin American jungles, plantation manager Barney Chavez kills his elderly employer in order to get to his beautiful wife Dina Van Gelder. Old native witch Al-Long (Gisela Werbisek) witnesses the crime and puts a curse on Barney, who soon after finds himself turning nightly into a rampaging gorilla-like beast. When a superstitious police commissioner Taro is brought in to investigate the plantation owner's death, and a rash of strange animal killings, he begins to suspect that all is not as it seems. Taro interviews local farmers who have seen the bloodthirsty animal which they identify as "Sukara", a mythical jungle demon resembling a gorilla. Meanwhile, Dina is also becoming suspicious of Barney, who seems to be more in love with the jungle than with her. She follows him one night into the jungle, only to be attacked by the feral Barney. Taro and his friend Dr. Viet follow her screams in the jungle and shoot Barney. Before he dies, Barney peers into his reflection from a pond and sees sukara staring back at him.

Cast

• Raymond Burr as Barney Chavez
• Barbara Payton as Dina Van Gelder
• Lon Chaney Jr. as Police Commissioner Taro (credited as Lon Chaney)
• Tom Conway as Dr. Viet
• Gisela Werbisek as Al-Long (credited as Giselle Werbisek)
• Carol Varga as Larina
• Paul Cavanagh as Klaas Van Gelder
• Paul Maxey as Van Heusen
• Woody Strode as Nedo (Policeman)
• Felippa Rock as Stella Van Heusen
• Moyna Macgill as Mrs. Van Heusen
• Steve Calvert as Gorilla (uncredited)

Production

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Raymond Burr and Barbara Payton

The film was shot in 10 days. The film's working title was The Face in the Water. Curt Siodmak considered switching the roles of Lon Chaney Jr. and Raymond Burr, but because of Chaney's deteriorating appearance, the idea was dropped.

See also

• Sisimito
• List of films in the public domain in the United States

External links

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• Template:Trim Bride of the Gorilla is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive