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1943 film

The Gorilla Man
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	D. Ross Lederman
Written by	Anthony Coldeway
Starring	John Loder
Cinematography	James Van Trees
Edited by	James Gibbon
Music by	William Lava
Production company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	January 16, 1943 (1943-01-16)
Running time	64 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Gorilla Man is a 1943 American drama film 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

John Loder as Captain Craig Killian
Ruth Ford as Janet Devon
Marian Hall as Patricia "Pat" Devon
Richard Fraser as Lieutenant Walter Sibley
Paul Cavanagh as Dr. Dorn
Lumsden Hare as General Randall Devon
John Abbott as Dr. Ferris
Mary Field as Nurse Kruger
Rex Williams as Eric, male nurse
Joan Winfield as Mrs. Ellen Tanner
Charles Irwin as Police Inspector Cady
Peggy Carson as Marie Oliver - the Maid
Walter Tetley as Sammy
Creighton Hale as Constable Fletcher
Frank Mayo as Constable Ryan

References

Sandra Brennan (2014). "The Gorilla Man". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 8, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2014.

External links

The Gorilla Man at IMDb

v t e Films directed by D. Ross Lederman
Sheiks in Bagdad (1925) (Short) A Dog of the Regiment (1927) A Race for Life (1928) Rinty of the Desert (1928) Shadows of the Night (1928) The Million Dollar Collar (1929) The Man Hunter (1930) The Phantom of the West (1931) The Texas Ranger (1931) Branded (1931) The Fighting Marshal (1931) The Range Feud (1931) Ridin' for Justice (1932) Texas Cyclone (1932) High Speed (1932) The Riding Tornado (1932) Two-Fisted Law (1932) Daring Danger (1932) McKenna of the Mounted (1932) Speed Demon (1932) End of the Trail (1932) State Trooper (1933) Silent Men (1933) Soldiers of the Storm (1933) The Whirlwind (1933) Rusty Rides Alone (1933) The Crime of Helen Stanley (1934) Hell Bent for Love (1934) A Man's Game (1934) Beyond the Law (1934) Girl in Danger (1934) Murder in the Clouds (1934) Red Hot Tires (1935) Dinky (1935) The Case of the Missing Man (1935) Moonlight on the Prairie (1935) Too Tough to Kill (1935) Hell-Ship Morgan (1936) Pride of the Marines (1936) Panic on the Air (1936) The Final Hour (1936) Alibi for Murder (1936) Come Closer, Folks (1936) Counterfeit Lady (1936) Motor Madness (1937) I Promise to Pay (1937) The Frame-Up (1937) A Dangerous Adventure (1937) The Game That Kills (1937) Tarzan's Revenge (1938) Juvenile Court (1938) Adventure in Sahara (1938) The Little Adventuress (1938) North of Shanghai (1939) Racketeers of the Range (1939) Military Academy (1940) Glamour for Sale (1940) Thundering Frontier (1940) Father's Son (1941) Across the Sierras (1941) Shadows on the Stairs (1941) Strange Alibi (1941) Here Comes the Cavalry (1941) (Short) Passage from Hong Kong (1941) The Body Disappears (1941) Bullet Scars (1942) I Was Framed (1942) Escape from Crime (1942) Busses Roar (1942) The Gorilla Man (1943) Adventure in Iraq (1943) Find the Blackmailer (1943) Gun to Gun (1944) (Short) The Racket Man (1944) Three of a Kind (1944) The Last Ride (1944) Navy Nurse (1945) (Short) Out of the Depths (1945) The Notorious Lone Wolf (1946) The Phantom Thief (1946) Dangerous Business (1946) Sing While You Dance (1946) Boston Blackie and the Law (1946) The Lone Wolf in Mexico (1947) Key Witness (1947) The Return of the Whistler (1948) Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang (1950)

Films directed by D. Ross Lederman

Sheiks in Bagdad (1925) (Short)
A Dog of the Regiment (1927)
A Race for Life (1928)
Rinty of the Desert (1928)
Shadows of the Night (1928)
The Million Dollar Collar (1929)
The Man Hunter (1930)
The Phantom of the West (1931)
The Texas Ranger (1931)
Branded (1931)
The Fighting Marshal (1931)
The Range Feud (1931)
Ridin' for Justice (1932)
Texas Cyclone (1932)
High Speed (1932)
The Riding Tornado (1932)
Two-Fisted Law (1932)
Daring Danger (1932)
McKenna of the Mounted (1932)
Speed Demon (1932)
End of the Trail (1932)
State Trooper (1933)
Silent Men (1933)
Soldiers of the Storm (1933)
The Whirlwind (1933)
Rusty Rides Alone (1933)
The Crime of Helen Stanley (1934)
Hell Bent for Love (1934)
A Man's Game (1934)
Beyond the Law (1934)
Girl in Danger (1934)
Murder in the Clouds (1934)
Red Hot Tires (1935)
Dinky (1935)
The Case of the Missing Man (1935)
Moonlight on the Prairie (1935)
Too Tough to Kill (1935)
Hell-Ship Morgan (1936)
Pride of the Marines (1936)
Panic on the Air (1936)
The Final Hour (1936)
Alibi for Murder (1936)
Come Closer, Folks (1936)
Counterfeit Lady (1936)
Motor Madness (1937)
I Promise to Pay (1937)
The Frame-Up (1937)
A Dangerous Adventure (1937)
The Game That Kills (1937)
Tarzan's Revenge (1938)
Juvenile Court (1938)
Adventure in Sahara (1938)
The Little Adventuress (1938)
North of Shanghai (1939)
Racketeers of the Range (1939)
Military Academy (1940)
Glamour for Sale (1940)
Thundering Frontier (1940)
Father's Son (1941)
Across the Sierras (1941)
Shadows on the Stairs (1941)
Strange Alibi (1941)
Here Comes the Cavalry (1941) (Short)
Passage from Hong Kong (1941)
The Body Disappears (1941)
Bullet Scars (1942)
I Was Framed (1942)
Escape from Crime (1942)
Busses Roar (1942)
The Gorilla Man (1943)
Adventure in Iraq (1943)
Find the Blackmailer (1943)
Gun to Gun (1944) (Short)
The Racket Man (1944)
Three of a Kind (1944)
The Last Ride (1944)
Navy Nurse (1945) (Short)
Out of the Depths (1945)
The Notorious Lone Wolf (1946)
The Phantom Thief (1946)
Dangerous Business (1946)
Sing While You Dance (1946)
Boston Blackie and the Law (1946)
The Lone Wolf in Mexico (1947)
Key Witness (1947)
The Return of the Whistler (1948)
Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang (1950)

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