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The Gorilla Man (1942): Sir Laurence Olivier wears an ape mask and a pair of spotted boxer shorts in a rather pathetic attempt to convince us that he is an actual gorilla. And, let me tell you, the rainbow suspenders don't help the illusion, either. On the other hand, the film is in 3-D, so the "toilet-papering the library" scene is alarmingly realistic.
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The Gorilla Man (1942): Thirteen years before Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee penned the screenplay for Inherit the Wind, this historical documentary about the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial covered the religious and political climate in Tennessee leading up to the trial itself and conducted a fascinating, in-depth analysis of its impact on subsequent case law. |
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The Gorilla Man (1942): Young Dexter Milhaven is bitten by a radioactive gorilla and subsequently takes on the powers of a mountain gorilla which include great strength, a very hairy back and the ability to say "Dexter want banana" in sign language. |
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The Gorilla Man (1942): Hunchbacked circus performer Dr Melvin Primus menaces a small Midwest town through his control over gorillas. When the townspeople mock his deformity Dr Primus orders his apes to destroy the town as the citizens watch helplessly. But when they kidnap prom queen Cindy, Sheriff Hubbard and star quarterback Brad decide to fight back. |
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The Gorilla Man (1942): A wounded commando discovers that his hospital is run by Nazis, who then try to prove him insane so that he won't be believed. There must have been less laborious ways, one assumes, but at least this farrago is good for a few unintentional laughs. |
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None of the synopses above could possibly be legitimate! |
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I give up! What is the answer? |
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