When an escaped circus gorilla appears to have gone on a murderous rampage, a threatened attorney calls on the detective trio of Garrity, Harrigan and Mullivan to act as bodyguards. In short order, we discover that there is more to the attorney than meets the eye, and the ape may be innocent after all. When a pretty young heiress faces peril, it's up to our heroic trio to save the day.
The Gorilla has generally received negative reviews.
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The Gorilla was released in 1939 and has generally received negative reviews.
Online reviewers have written 16 reviews, giving The Gorilla (1939) an average rating of 39%.
Overall, film critics prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 70%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a lower average score of 60%. Professional critics were more impressed with The Gorilla than amateur reviewers were.
With a score of 39%, The Gorilla is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1939, which stands at 61%.
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