The Monster and the Girl

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The Monster and the Girl

"LOOSE! and thirsting for revenge...a huge gorilla with a human brain!"

1941

1h 5m

5.8(29 votes)

Science Fiction

Horror

Crime

Overview

After a young woman is coerced into prostitution and her brother framed for murder by an organized crime syndicate, retribution in the form of an ape visits the mobsters.

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49 members

Acting

Ellen Drew

Susan Webster

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Robert Paige

Larry Reed

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Paul Lukas

W. S. Bruhl

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Joseph Calleia

Deacon

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Onslow Stevens

J. Stanley McMasters

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George Zucco

Dr. Parry

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Rod Cameron

Sam Daniels

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Phillip Terry

Scot Webster

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Marc Lawrence

Sleeper

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Gerald Mohr

Munn

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Bud Jamison

Jim - Monarch Hotel Doorman

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Tom Dugan

Captain Alton

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Willard Robertson

Lieutenant Strickland

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Minor Watson

Judge Pulver

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George Meader

Dr. Knight

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Cliff Edwards

Leon Beecher 'Tips' Stokes

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Emory Parnell

Policeman in Alley

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Knox Manning

Announcer

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Lowden Adams

Juryman (uncredited)

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Eric Alden

Bailiff (uncredited)

Directing

Sidney Algier

Juryman (uncredited)

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Sergei Arabeloff

Juryman (uncredited)

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Bobby Barber

Juryman (uncredited)

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George Barton

Juryman (uncredited)

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Abner Biberman

Gregory - Perry’s Aide (uncredited)

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Edward Biby

Spectator at Murder Scene (uncredited)

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John Bleifer

Janitor / Wedding Witness (uncredited)

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Sammy Blum

Popcorn Vendor (uncredited)

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Harry C. Bradley

Rev. Russell (uncredited)

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Morgan Brown

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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Jack Chapin

Court Stenographer (uncredited)

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Bill Caldwell

Jury Member (uncredited)

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Gene Delmont

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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John Dilson

Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited)

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Florence Dudley

Madame (uncredited)

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Emma Dunn

Aunt Della (uncredited)

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Fern Emmett

Woman Social Organizer (uncredited)

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Estelle Etterre

Reporter (uncredited)

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Matty Fain

Wade Stanton (uncredited)

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Margaret Farrell

Reporter (uncredited)

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Virginia Gaylord

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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Myron Geiger

Attendant (uncredited)

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Charles Gemora

The Gorilla

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Ruth Gillette

Wedding Witness (uncredited)

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Robert Haines

Parishioner (uncredited)

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Sam Harris

Spectator at Murder Scene (uncredited)

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Jayne Hazard

Party Girl (uncredited)

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Isabel Heger

Spectator (uncredited)

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Richard Allen

Attendant (uncredited)

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