tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5825429179234380868.post278319874736155132..comments2024-03-25T21:59:05.113-07:00Comments on 13: GORILLAS AND GIANT APES ON FILM - A Historical Pictorial (1930's - 1970's)Eegah!! and Tabonga!http://www.blogger.com/profile/05260131201716267229noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5825429179234380868.post-52264358211250801132016-07-21T22:20:41.498-07:002016-07-21T22:20:41.498-07:00I think that fills in all the gaps TC! I'm not...I think that fills in all the gaps TC! I'm not sure you can watch too many gorilla movies, because there are too many to watch!EEGAH!!https://monstermoviemusic.blogspot.com/2016/07/gorillas-and-giant-apes-on-film.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5825429179234380868.post-48862490442916009962016-07-21T20:58:32.549-07:002016-07-21T20:58:32.549-07:00Ray Corrigan played gorillas in several 1940's...Ray Corrigan played gorillas in several 1940's horror and jungle adventure movies, including Nabonga and Captive Wild Woman. He also played an ape-like monster in the first Flash Gordon serial. He was also a cowboy hero in "B" Westerns, and co-starred in two series, The Three Mesquiteers and The Range Busters. <br /><br />Captive Wild Woman had two sequels, Jungle woman and Jungle Captive. The plot had to do with a mad scientist who evolves a gorilla into a woman (Acquanetta), but then she reverts into a half-human were-ape monster. <br /><br />Charles Gemora also played apes in horror films, including Murders in the Rue Morgue and the 1954 remake, Phantom of the Rue Morgue. And he was in the Marx Brothers comedy At the Circus. I'd assume it was either Gemora or Corrigan in that Ritz Brothers movie, too. <br /><br />George Barrows was in Robot Monster and Gorilla At Large, and in episodes of The Beverly Hillbillies and The Addams Family. I think he owned the gorilla suit that was used in Konga, although he loaned or rented it to them, and someone else played the ape in that movie. <br /><br />IIRC, Bela Lugosi was also in a movie called Return of the Ape Man, but it was not a direct sequel, and may not have had the same characters. Not sure. <br /><br />I never saw A*P*E, but I remember ads for it. I assume it was an attempt to cash in on the hype from the King Kong remake. I did see Goliathon (aka Mighty Peking Man), and it was basically an unofficial Kong remake. <br /><br />There was also an episode of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, "Fatal Cargo," with Janos Prohaska as a rampaging white gorilla. He played apes and monsters in various TV shows, including a Star Trek episode, "A Private Little War." AFAIK, the one time he was credited was a Gilligan's Island episode. But then, Gemora, Corrigan, and Barrows seldom got on-screen credit for playing monsters or gorillas, either. <br /><br />The Ghost Busters were Spencer, Tracy, and Kong. Tracy was the gorilla. There was an animated cartoon version in the 1980's, after the Bill Murray & Dan Akroyd movie with the same title was a hit. <br /><br />I've watched way too many gorilla movies!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13686814973788356726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5825429179234380868.post-26197386241370930552016-07-21T17:29:19.717-07:002016-07-21T17:29:19.717-07:00Thanx Mr. Desrochers, always glad to hear that som...Thanx Mr. Desrochers, always glad to hear that somebody appreciates the work! Time has been short around here lately, and I did that one to take a break, but it turned out to be even more work than usual! What a big monkey I am! And the link to the "Groove Tube" poster was prefect! That's exactly how I felt when I was done!!!EEGAH!!http://monstermoviemusic.blogspot.com/2016/07/gorillas-and-giant-apes-on-film.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5825429179234380868.post-71672949587224268132016-07-21T14:54:06.766-07:002016-07-21T14:54:06.766-07:00For some reason I couldn't get the poster for ...For some reason I couldn't get the poster for "The Groove Tube" out of my head as I read this epic list. Another great blog post, thanks, guys.<br /><br />https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.gstatic.com/tv/thumb/movieposters/39817/p39817_p_v8_aa.jpg&imgrefurl=http://google.com/search%3Ftbm%3Disch%26q%3DThe%2520Groove%2520Tube&h=1440&w=960&tbnid=5fWN3wimWaM4LM:&tbnh=186&tbnw=124&docid=IPIueCmXIs8E0M&itg=1&usg=__9EKcizpNfHyATx9GN1G9FnWK1S0=Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09530925026529087851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5825429179234380868.post-79478922837998886642016-07-21T12:09:24.761-07:002016-07-21T12:09:24.761-07:00Jeez, that's a ton of ape shit to clean up!!Jeez, that's a ton of ape shit to clean up!!TABONGA!http://monstermoviemusic.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com