''The Gorilla Man'' is a 1943 American
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
D. Ross Lederman.
Despite the title and marketing, it is not a horror film, but a World War II espionage thriller.
Plot
Military officer Captain Craig Killian is wounded in the line of duty and taken to a private hospital in England. Killian soon learns the hospital is a front of Nazi operations that wish to damage English home defense efforts.
Cast
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John Loder as Captain Craig Killian
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Ruth Ford
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as Janet Devon
* Marian Hall as Patricia "Pat" Devon
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Richard Fraser as Lieutenant Walter Sibley
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Paul Cavanagh
William Grigs Atkinson (8 December 1888 – 15 March 1964), known professionally as Paul Cavanagh, was an English film and stage actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1928 and 1959.
Life and career
Cavanagh was born in Felling, ...
as Dr. Dorn
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Lumsden Hare
Francis Lumsden Hare (17 October 1874 – 28 August 1964) was an Irish-born film and theatre actor. He was also a theatre director and theatrical producer.
Early years
Hare studied at St. Dunstan's College in London.
Career
Hare appeared ...
as General Randall Devon
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John Abbott
Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott (March 12, 1821 – October 30, 1893) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the third prime minister of Canada from 1891 to 1892. He held office as the leader of the Conservative Party.
Abbot ...
as Dr. Ferris
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Mary Field
Mary Field (born Olivia Rockefeller; June 10, 1909 – June 12, 1996) was an American film actress who primarily appeared in supporting roles.
Early life
She was born in New York City. As a child, she never knew her biological parents; ...
as Nurse Kruger
* Rex Williams as Eric, male nurse
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Joan Winfield
Joan Winfield (born Joan Marie Therese MacGillicuddy; 24 September 1918 – 16 June 1978) was an Australian-born actress and talented violinist, who appeared in Hollywood films in the 1940s, mostly in uncredited roles. She married director ...
as Mrs. Ellen Tanner
* Charles Irwin as Police Inspector Cady
* Peggy Carson as Marie Oliver - the Maid
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Walter Tetley
Walter Tetley (born Walter Campbell Tetzlaff; June 2, 1915 – September 4, 1975)DeLong, Thomas A. (1996). ''Radio Stars: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers, 1920 through 1960''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . P. 260. was an ...
as Sammy
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Creighton Hale
Creighton Hale (born Patrick Fitzgerald; May 24, 1882 – August 9, 1965) was an Irish-American theatre, film, and television actor whose career extended more than a half-century, from the early 1900s to the end of the 1950s.
Career
Born in Cou ...
as Constable Fletcher
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Frank Mayo Frank Mayo may refer to:
* Frank M. Mayo (1839–1896), American actor and comedian
* Frank Mayo (actor)
Frank Lorimer Mayo (June 28, 1889 – July 9, 1963) was an American actor. He appeared in 310 films between 1911 and 1949.
Biograp ...
as Constable Ryan
References
External links
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1943 films
American drama films
1940s English-language films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by D. Ross Lederman
Warner Bros. films
Films scored by William Lava
Films set in England
1943 drama films
1940s American films
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