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| Bride of the Gorilla | |
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| Directed by | Curt Siodmak |
| Written by | Curt Siodmak |
| Produced by | Jack Broder Edward Leven |
| Starring | Barbara Payton Lon Chaney Jr. Raymond Burr Tom Conway |
| Cinematography | Charles Van Enger |
| Edited by | Francis D. Lyon |
| Music by | Raoul Kraushaar Mort Glickman |
| Distributed by | Jack Broder Productions Inc. |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Bride of the Gorilla is a 1951 horror B-movie film written and directed byCurt Siodmak starringRaymond Burr,Lon Chaney Jr.,Barbara Payton andTom Conway.
Deep in theLatin American jungles,plantation manager Barney Chavez kills his elderly employer in order to get to his beautiful wife Dina Van Gelder. Old native witch Al-Long (Gisela Werbisek) witnesses the crime and puts a curse on Barney, who soon after finds himself turning nightly into a rampaging gorilla-like beast. When a superstitious police commissioner Taro is brought in to investigate the plantation owner's death, and a rash of strange animal killings, he begins to suspect that all is not as it seems. Taro interviews local farmers who have seen the bloodthirsty animal which they identify as "Sukara", a mythical jungle demon resembling agorilla. Meanwhile, Dina is also becoming suspicious of Barney, who seems to be more in love with the jungle than with her. She follows him one night into the jungle, only to be attacked by the feral Barney. Taro and his friend Dr. Viet follow her screams in the jungle and shoot Barney. Before he dies, Barney peers into his reflection from a pond and seessukara staring back at him.
The film was shot in 10 days. The film's working title wasThe Face in the Water.Curt Siodmak considered switching the roles ofLon Chaney Jr. andRaymond Burr, but because of Chaney's deteriorating appearance, the idea was dropped.[citation needed]
