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Summary
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.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 35GoodWatch 39
IMDb4.8
Audience score22%
Running time
1 h 8 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 comedies, −32 min on the typical 100
typical 10068Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 138 countries
+128Released
1939
May 26, 1939
87 years ago
Genres
ComedyMysteryCrimeLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 2
- Allan Dwan Director
- Aaron Rosenberg Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Sid Silvers Screenplay
- Rian James Screenplay
- Ralph Spence Theatre Play
Production · 2
- Harry Joe Brown Associate Producer
- Darryl F. Zanuck Executive In Charge Of Production
Camera · 1
- Edward Cronjager Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Allen McNeil Editor
Sound · 6
- David Raksin Music
- Cyril J. Mockridge Music
- Alfred Newman Music
- David Buttolph Music Director, Music
- Roger Heman Sr. Sound
- George Leverett Sound
Art · 3
- Richard Day Art Direction
- Lewis H. Creber Art Direction
- Thomas Little Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Gwen Wakeling Costume Designer
- Perc Westmore Makeup Artist
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