Truly bad film with lugosi hamming it up, yet marginally entertaining. Bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla is a 1952 american comedy horror science fiction film directed by william beaudine and starring horror veteran bela lugosi and nightclub comedians duke mitchell and sammy petrillo in roles approximating the thenpopular duo of dean martin and jerry lewis. You can also watch it for free online at blip tv by clicking here. Bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla 1952 hd and ad free.
Bela lugosi is best known as for his performances as dracula, and for his many horror film roles. Of course theres no extras, but who needs some erudite analysis of this simple movie, anyway. Media for the 1952 united states film bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla. However, it is so devoid of any spark of creativity that it offended even my meager aesthetic sense. Nov 21, 2014 bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla 1952. This drug dependence was known to producers, and the offers eventually dwindled to a few parts in ed wood s lowbudget filmsincluding a brief appearance in plan 9 from outer space 1959. Smith wrote a fabulous essay on brooklyn gorilla for the book midnight marquee actors series. Sammy petrillo was only 17 when he made this film man, i love bela lugosi. Bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla 1952 directed by. Bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla 1952 restored edition. Previous story bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla 1952 part 1 of 4 you may also like. I watched this all the way through only because i like bela lugosi.
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On the way over to the island, a fella was on a coconut tree, and said he hadnt had a bite in three days. Bela lugosi celebrity profile check out the latest bela lugosi photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla realart pictures, 1952 lugosi played dr. What a pleasant surprise digiviews slimline cased dvd of bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla 1952 is. Bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla also known as the boys from brooklyn is a 1952 american comedy horror science fiction film directed by william beaudin. Two guys duke mitchell, sammy petrillo stuck on island with mad doctor bela lugosi. Our story begins with nightclub act duke mitchell and sammy petrillo getting stranded on an island known as kola kola. Actually, the film did feature one other genuine celebrity besides bela lugosi. Mar 29, 2018 actually, the film did feature one other genuine celebrity besides bela lugosi.
You wont find them in bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla, but you will find their most shameless imitators. Sammy petrillo on bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla. Bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla was to be the first in a series of films starring mitchell and petrillo. Bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla public domain movies. Bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla dvd 1952 alpha video. Interesting to watch the blatant ripoff of dean and lewis by duke mitchell and sammy petrillo. Released in the united states as vampire over london and my son, the vampire. I havent followed through yet, but i will one of these days.
Mar 16, 2016 sammy petrillo on bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla. It was an obvious takeoff of martin and lewis, but it was good, clean, innocent fun aimed at the mad scientist and the gorilla genre. Bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla sort of movie lover. Duke mitchell, sammy petrillo, charlita, muriel landers, al kikume bela lugosi, william beaudine. Bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla also known as the boys from brooklyn and in england as monster meets the gorilla is a 1952 american comedy horror science fiction film directed by william beaudine and starring horror veteran bela lugosi and nightclub comedians duke mitchell and sammy petrillo in roles approximating the thenpopular duo of. Lugosi was also politically active and helped to organize an actors union.
Bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla 1952 rotten tomatoes. Even if the movie was a total piece of shit, he gave you his best, and 1952s bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla is one of the shittiest he ever made. If you have always been intrigued by the title, heres your chance to get enough. Wallis and broder later had a meeting after filming had completed and, according to. Independent producer jack broder took lugosi at his word, casting him in a junglethemed comedy, bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla 1952, costarring nightclub comedians duke mitchell and sammy petrillo, whose act closely resembled that of dean martin and jerry lewis. Bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla trailers from hell. Bela lugosi plays a mad scientist in the jungle who stumbles across a couple of comedians intended to resemble dean martin and jerry lewis and proceeds to use them as lab mice in his experiments. Bela lugosi 18821956, best known for the original screen portrayal of bram stokers dracula in 1931, was in many movies during the course of his career.
Lugosi, who was married five times and had one son, bela george, died of a heart attack on august 16, 1956. Lugosi meets a bride of the gorilla 1951 bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla 1952 charlita, al kikume. Plot is weak and ending is weaker, but overall the movie is very entertaining. Bela lugosi is starring, alongside duke mitchell, sammy petrillo, charlita, muriel landers and al kikume. Bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla is a 1952 comedy film directed by william beaudine and starring horror veteran bela lugosi and. Lugosi was a classically trained actor in his native hungary, appearing on stage and in films as a romantic leading man from 1901 to 1919.
Oct 21, 2004 bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla 1952 part 1 of 4 by dr. The film was also released under the title the boys from. Bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla the grindhouse cinema. Bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla is a horrorcomedyscience fiction film directed by william beaudine, released on september 04 of 1952 in the usa. Bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla the boys from brooklyn 1952 you wanna hear a funny one.
Bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla also known as the boys from brooklyn is a 1952 american comedy horror science fiction film directed by william beaudine and starring horror veteran bela. Bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla trailer youtube. Glen or glenda screen classics release, 1953 lugosi played a spirit. Bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla is a 1952 film about two goofy entertainers who meet a mad scientist on a jungle island. Bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla internet archive. Bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla 1952 part 2 of 4. Laughcringe at these legendary ripoff artists in their first and only feature film, where they make merry on an. Bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla is a 1952 american comedy horror science fiction film directed by william beaudine and starring horror veteran bela.
Bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla has all the ingredients for a fun dgrade movie bad script, bad sets, bad acting, a gorilla, etc. Lugosi is at his scary best, but the movie is awful, with mitchell and petrillo doing awful imitations of martin and lewis. Countdown to turkey day bela lugosi meets a brooklyn. Bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla 1952, a film by.
Before steroids, way before milli vanilli, going back before p. Excerpt of the gorilla suit from bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla 1952. Bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla teleport city. Well, this trailer certainly did its job it made me consider actually watching bela lugosi meets the brooklyn gorilla. Bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla also known as the boys from brooklyn is a 1952 american comedy horror science fiction film directed. Bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla also known as the boys from brooklyn is a 1952 american comedy horror science fiction film directed by william beaudine and starring horror veteran bela lugosi and nightclub comedians duke mitchell and sammy petrillo in roles approximating the then popular duo of martin and lewis. Bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla 1952 bela lugosi. The role of ramona the chimp was played by the cheetah of tarzan movies fame. While the local natives are friendly, there is a mysterious scientist named dr. Bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla premiered in new york on september 4, 1952 the film went national on october 8, 1952. Bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla nr, 1 hr 14 min. Apr 19, 2010 bela lugosi meets a brooklyn gorilla is a 1952 comedy film directed by william beaudine and starring horror veteran bela lugosi and nightclub comedians duke mitchell and sammy petrillo in roles.
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