Der Würger von Coney Island (1954)
66KDer Würger von Coney Island: Directed by Harmon Jones. With Cameron Mitchell, Anne Bancroft, Lee J. Cobb, Raymond Burr. At a carnival called the Garden of Evil, a man is murdered, apparently by a gorilla…or someone in a gorilla suit.
“From what little I can find on the internet about Gorilla at Large, it seems that Anne Bancroft viewed the movie with disdain and wasnu0026#39;t at all proud of her appearance. Well, as far as Iu0026#39;m concerned, you can have your Academy Award for The Miracle Worker and you can have the incredibly dull The Graduate – who needs them? You can look down on Gorilla at Large, but Iu0026#39;d rather watch it any day over either The Miracle Worker or The Graduate. Why? Itu0026#39;s just more fun! Call it cheesy, call it campy, call it whatever you want – bottom line, Gorilla at Large is one entertaining movie. Whatu0026#39;s not to like? A Technicolor 3-D (though I saw it in 2-D) murder mystery where a gorilla is one of the prime suspects – how cool is that? I mean any movie with a gorilla that is so obviously played by a guy in a suit and a director that has the cajones to have a character put on another gorilla suit is okay with me. Two gorillas for the price of one – canu0026#39;t go wrong with that.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIn addition to the dismissive Anne Bancroft, Gorilla at Large has a very impressive cast. The resolute Raymond Burr, the cigar-chomping Lee J. Cobb, a baby-faced Lee Marvin, genre favorite Cameron Mitchell, and the most famous man in a gorilla suit, George Barrows, are all on hand for the fun. I realize that most of these actors were in the early stages of their careers, but whatu0026#39;s the likelihood of getting two or even three u0026quot;namesu0026quot; in a movie. Gorilla at Large has a known name or face at every turn. Amazing! u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOverall, I had a great time watching Gorilla at Large. Itu0026#39;s too bad Anne Bancroft never saw the fun in this movie.”
