Youll have to complete your refund and exchange before the posted showtime indicated on your ticket. Film historian and author david del valle introduces a collection of classic films and shares tragic and hilarious stories from hollywoods dark past. Bmovie leading man tom conway dr, viet had supporting roles in a number of major films such as one touch of venus 1948. Bride of the gorilla is a 1951 horror bmovie film directed by curt siodmak and starring raymond burr, lon chaney jr. The story is largely nonsense, but that is not the reason to enjoy or watch this film. Burns and allen christmas crime cult film dangerous assignment dick van dyke dragnet drama edgar g. Bride of the gorilla rated 210 jilted lover, wall symbol incognito cinema warriors xp episode 1 rated 710 not in this episode, cartoon time, plant time, zombie signal, time for spells, wasp women are stingy, aint no wolf like and agony wolf please give feedback in our forums.
Movies like it fell into public domain because the people who owned them didnt give a rats ass if they owned them or not. The complete film is available here at ia in the feature films collection addeddate 20140503 18. If you would like for us to add a specific film and we will try and find it and upload it for you to watch. Shortly afterward, he is plagued by a strange voodoo curse which transforms him into a gorilla. Bride of the gorilla on dvd 014381179927 from image ent directed by curt siodmak. It was a change seing chaney playing the simple part as a police commisner. Lyon has his share of wow credits too, like things to come. May 07, 2009 bride of the gorilla is a 1951 bmovie film directed by curt siodmak and starring raymond burr, lon chaney jr. In the film the jungle looks like a real, large, and living jungle, which really makes the movie. Monstercreature feature full length horror movies youtube. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Its hard to pinpoint why exactly, but a man turning into a wolf is by nature an intriguing and interesting idea, while a man turning into a gorilla is by nature simply nutty.
Barney suffers long lapses of memory loss, and continues to see himself as a gorilla which shakes his psychological foundation. The building near the famed magic castle was home to such infamous hollywood characters as the black. Shortly afterward, he is plagued by a strange voodoo curse which transforms him into a gor. Step back in time to the golden age of classic horror.
Bride of the gorilla 1951 bride of the gorilla 1951. Bride of the gorilla, with its ridiculous title and premise, lived up to every expectation that i had of it. Barbara payton portrays the awesomely beautiful bride. The beautiful dina van gelder barbara payton is married to a wealthy plantation owner deep in the south american jungle. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. Viet fight to free the woman from the ravages of this strange creature on the loose. Bride of the gorilla 1951 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
After all it has raymond burr perry mason, and ironside, the beautiful barbara payton, and lon. A native woman uses voodoo on him and he is transformed into a gorilla. Possibly i would receive the most dissent over that final adjective. This trailer is not bad, it shows barbara payton as the i in the title, and shes good. A young and in this instance overacting raymond burr gets embroiled in a murderous love triangle, which results in a curse that turns him into a kind of wereape. Newlywed bride charlotte austin is more interested in the gorilla caged in her biggamehunterhusbands lance fuller basement than in her wedding night. Bride of the gorilla 1951 part 12 video dailymotion. Cult queen mary moronov stars as sister cecelia desperate to find her sister, larissa morgan janet tracy keijser goes undercover to investigate the catholicrun institution. Bride of the gorilla 1951 directed by curt siodmak. Some of these pictures and descriptions may give away plot details that you might not want to know before watching the film.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing bride of the gorilla near you. Shortly afterward, he is plagued by a strange voodoo curse which transforms. After all it has raymond burr perry mason, and ironside, the beautiful barbara payton, and lon chaney. Bride of the gorilla is a 1951 film about an owner of a plantation in the jungle who marries a beautiful woman. Bride of the gorilla was funnier than scary, i do understand that this movie was made in 1951, but i was not that impressed with the story or the character build up. Raymond burr probably took this role to heart, because later and later in life he looked more and more like a gorilla in real life. Feb 17, 2007 bride of the gorilla trailer 1951 adlerangriffe. In bride of the gorilla we find raymond burr portraying the selfabsorbed narcissist who behaves like a gorilla and maybe is a gorilla. After watching this movie i really understood the magic of the jungle and how staying out there can make people go crazy. First off i think the movie bride of the gorilla is a hoot. But is his transformation real or is it all in his head. Curt siodmaks 1951 bpicture bride of the gorilla is pretty preposterous, pretty racist, and at the same time, pretty interesting. Of course, his role as the wolfman is his greatesit film, but he did other fine work, particularly in the inner sanctum film series, and the odd horror film like bride of the gorilla.
Come to this with an open mind and enjoy a tidy little horror film. Bride of the gorilla is a film that fell into public domain. Contributors include tom weaver, david schecter, greg mank, dr. We license films from a variety of sources as well as film producers who have made the films. Bride of the gorilla 1951 out of 4 barney chavez raymond burr kills a man in cold blood so that he can steal his wife barbara payton and he thinks hes gotten away with it but he didnt realize that a voodoo witch has placed a curse on him. Bride of the gorilla is a mediocre effort from siodmakknown for his contributions to the wolf man, i walked with a zombie, and many other classics within the supernatural horror genre. Hollywood sex goddess barbara payton stars in this rousing jungle thriller. The cast and crew of this cheap horror potboiler are more interesting than anything that occurs throughout the movie itself. A blonde beauty and a savage beast alone in the jungle. The premise of bride of the gorilla is so goofy that one approaches it expecting a campy laughfest and why not. Free movies ranging from old cult classics to new independent films. A pretty good cast including a very young and awkward. He falls in love with the beautiful wife of an employee and so he kills him. Incognito cinema warriors xp episode 1 bride of the.
Deep in the south american jungle plantation manager barney chavez raymond burr kills his elderly employer in order to get to his beautiful wife barbara payton. Bride of the gorilla 1951 a rubberplantation foreman raymond burr marries his bosss widow barbara payton, then turns into a gorilla. Bride of the gorilla is a middling voodoo horror flick from director curt siodmak, best known as the screenwriter for a number of 1940ser universal horrors including son of dracula and the wolfman. An amusingly bad horror film, written and directed by. Watch bride of the gorilla 1951 full movie free streaming. Intentions were initially somewhat higher for this tenday jungle potboiler from the producer of bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla. The owner of a plantation in the jungle marries a beautiful woman. A blonde beauty payton murders her wealthy husband to marry another, but an ancient curse turns her handsome lover burr into rampaging gorilla. Bride of the gorilla goes into detail about the film and its production. Bride of the gorilla 1951 full horror movie youtube. If you have any questions about any of our videos please email us and we will get right back to you. Aug 02, 2018 bride of the gorilla 1951 dailymotion. You may exchange or request a refund for your entire order, less the convenience fee, through fandango up until the posted showtime. Footage from perils of the jungle,1927 ray corrigan narrates over the silent footage.
The prerelease working title was the face in the water. The film has suffered over the years by cuts and by the offscreen goings on of some of the players and that can be distracting. Its not a hard movie to watch by any stretch of the imagination. Bride of the gorilla 1951 washington state university. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto. Ulmer favorites federal men film noir flash gordon four star playhouse gang busters godzilla horror jack benny john wayne lucille ball mantan moreland movies and television movies online one step beyond popeye. Back stage sex romps, fist fights and potted plant jungle fun are just some of the highlights of this book. This film should nevertheless be commended for the performance of burr, who adds a hint of gravitas to an otherwise reprehensible character. The wife of a plantation owner is terrorized by a gorilla, who turns out to be her husband. Monster, werewolf and animal horror, classic and new.
Curt siodmak might not be a major name in classic american horror films. Wade williams liner notes again misrepresent the film, as being about mysterious experiments. Bride of the gorilla tom weaver, john landis, greg mank, david schecter, robert j. The book is a hoot and a half as everything you could ever want to know about this film is dragged kicking and screaming into the light. If curt siodmak hadnt written this too, it could have been considered a plagiarism of his hit from ten years earlier, the wolf man. Image entertainments dvd of bride of the gorilla looks pretty good, either excellent 16mm or soso 35mm. Staring barbara payton, paul cavanagh, lon chaney, jr. Watch bride of the gorilla full movie free streaming online. The film was greatly ridiculed by the characters, who made much light of the overlydark scenes taking place in the jungle, as well as the promiscuous nature of barbara paytons character. Dello stritto, scott macqueen, tom neil jr, ton neal jr on. Could the angoraclad cutie have been a gorilla in a former life. Full length horror and scifi movies from the 30s to the 60s. Well refund your credit card or we can credit your fandango account to use for another movie.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Actrices et acteurs bride of the gorilla 1951 bride of the gorilla, casting du film. There are no gorillas in south america, and there arent any in this movie, nor is it the interspecies romance implied by its comeon title. This is a really cheezy horror flick that i read was shot in about a week. A young and in this instance overacting raymond burr gets embroiled in a murderous love triangle, which results in a.
However, an old native witch witnesses the crime and puts a curse on barney, who soon after finds himself turning nightly into a rampaging gorilla. Sure, it was written and directed by curt siodmak the man who wrote the horror classic the wolf man, and it does team him up once again with lon chaney, jr. Curt siodmak might not be a major name in classic american horror films, but he certainly deserves a spot somewhere in the next tier. David del valle lived in a 20s style building known as the amour arms in the heart of hollywood. Dec 14, 2012 the owner of a plantation in the jungle marries a beautiful woman. Once inside, she meets a nasty nun, a peculiar priest, a homicidal handyman, and lots of bad girls with attitude. Bride of the gorilla queen of the gorillas movie information from citwf, the free online movie database covering over 507,364 movies from 175 countries back film database home film database new search. The quality of the film is no better than a copy i purchased used from a video store going out of business. Frank sylos was art director for a number of top noir titles, and editor francis d. Bride of the gorilla contains the script of the movie, the story of its production, chapters on the music, its distribution, the last years of curt siodmak, etc. This ones a jungle romp shot on a studio backlot in hollywood somewhere, and its quite a. Bride of the gorilla starts out with promise, but soon gets mired in too much melodrama for my tastes. Barney raymond burr manages a plantation deep in the jungles of south america.