But is his transformation real or is it all in his head. A blonde beauty and a savage beast alone in the jungle. Oct 02, 2016 deep in the south american jungle plantation manager barney chavez raymond burr kills his elderly employer in order to get to his beautiful wife barbara payton. Bride of the gorilla 1951 pressbook from zombos closet.
After all it has raymond burr perry mason, and ironside, the beautiful barbara payton, and lon. Deep in the south american jungles, plantation manager barney chavez raymond burr kills his elderly employer in order to get to his beautiful wife dina van gelder. Bride of the gorilla probably began with good intentions, with siodmak envisioning a steamy bit of delirious amour fou. One part the wolf man, one part king kong and one part val lewton psychological horror, bride of the gorilla offers a much more subdued offering than the modern day horror fan is used to, but for the patient, nonadd viewer its offerings are subtly acute. Bride of the gorilla 1951 embed for hosted blogs and item tags. Shortly afterward, he is plagued by a strange voodoo curse which transforms him into a gorilla. Curt siodmak the owner of a plantation in the jungle marries a beautiful woman. Both handle about cursed men that turn into large animals at night, but the titular gorilla doesnt look half as threatening as the werewolf, even though the film got released a whole decade later. However, old native witch allong gisela werbisek witnesses the crime and puts a curse on barney, who soon after finds himself turning nightly into a rampaging gorilla. Community access tv show weirdness really bad movie hosts public domain movies and ads clean comedy sketches enjoyable for the whole family. Bride of the gorilla 1951 b e c k o n i n g c h a s m. Curt siodmak might not be a major name in classic american horror films. The curse turns him into a gorilla but he really changing or is it all in his mind. This trailer is not bad, it shows barbara payton as the i in the title, and shes good.
The owner of this website is a participant in the amazon services llc associates program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon properties including, but not limited to,,, or. References incognito cinema warriors xp, episode 1. Sure, it was written and directed by curt siodmak the man who wrote the horror classic the wolf man, and it does team him up once again with lon chaney, jr. Actrices et acteurs bride of the gorilla 1951 bride of the gorilla, casting du film. This is a really cheezy horror flick that i read was shot in about a week. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images.
Bride of the gorilla is a 1951 film about an owner of a plantation in the jungle who marries a beautiful woman. He decides to kill the old man but a witch witnesses the crime and punishes barney for what. Directed by curt siodmak starring raymond burr, lon chaney jr. Watch bride of the gorilla 1951 full movie free online. Bride of the gorilla 1951 stream and watch online moviefone.
Bride of the gorilla 1951 a rubberplantation foreman raymond burr marries his bosss widow barbara payton, then turns into a gorilla. Contributors include tom weaver, david schecter, greg mank, dr. Bride of the gorilla 1951 out of 4 barney chavez raymond burr kills a man in cold blood so that he can steal his wife barbara payton and he thinks hes gotten away with it but he didnt realize that a voodoo witch has placed a curse on him. As his hand lays on the paper, raymond looks at it, and it seems to change from his normal hand to a darker hand, and finally to a rather gorilla like hand. Bride of the gorilla is similar to the aforementioned the wolf man in story and atmosphere, but the film looks a lot more amateurish and pitiful. The owner of a plantation in the jungle marries a beautiful woman. While working on a jungle plantation in south america, barney chavez begins an affair with his employers beautiful wife, dina van gelder. Welcome to a weekly field guide to 1950s horror and scifi movies and the creatures that inhabit them. Shortly afterward, he is plagued by a strange voodoo curse which transforms him into a gor. Bride of the gorilla stars the gorgeous barbara peyton as mrs. Bride of the gorilla 1951 posters the movie database tmdb. Media in category bride of the gorilla the following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. Life took curt siodmak on an amazingly varied trip, from a film extra in fritz langs metropolis in 1926 to newspaper reporter to screenwriter to film director.
Bride of the gorilla is a 1951 horror bmovie film directed by curt siodmak and starring. In bride of the gorilla we find raymond burr portraying the selfabsorbed narcissist who behaves like a gorilla and maybe is a gorilla. Todays film is the 1951 jungle, raymond burr, lon chaney jr, flick, bride of the gorilla. Actually, im guessing a gorilla is what it is supposed to look like, based on the title of the film. Released 1951, bride of the gorilla stars barbara payton, lon chaney jr.
Curt siodmak hollywood bad girl barbara payton stars in this rousing jungle thriller. Bride of the gorilla by a2zcds overdrive rakuten overdrive. Bride of the gorilla was the first film featured, or riffed on by incognito cinema warriors xp, a dvd series similar to mystery science theater 3000 that also mocks bad movies. Whatever it is, raymond seems upset by this, and dashes off. Bride of the gorilla 1951 monster horror mystery channel. Bride of the gorilla 1951 old time movies and radio. Bride of the gorilla 1951 full horror movie youtube. The wife of a plantation owner is terrorized by a gorilla, who turns out to be her husband. Curt siodmaks 1951 bpicture bride of the gorilla is pretty preposterous, pretty racist, and at the same time, pretty interesting. Bride of the gorilla is a 1951 bmovie film directed by curt siodmak and starring raymond burr, lon chaney jr.
Barbara payton in a heap of trouble in a publicity still from bride of the gorilla. Bride of the gorilla 1951 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Bride of the gorilla jack broder productions 1951 her clothes torn away, screaming in terror. Bride of the gorilla 1951 directed by curt siodmak. Raymond burr probably took this role to heart, because later and later in life he looked more and more like a gorilla in real life. Bride of the gorilla, full movie on youtube bride of the gorilla on imdb bride of the gorilla is available for free download at the internet archive bride. Bride of the gorilla contains the script of the movie, the story of its production, chapters on the music, its distribution, the last years of curt siodmak, etc.
Bride of the gorilla, written and directed by curt siodmak. Free download of the old movie from 1951, bride of the gorilla. Find release information for bride of the gorilla 1951 curt siodmak on allmovie. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. Read the full synopsis of bride of the gorilla, 1951, directed by curt siodmak, with barbara payton, lon chaney jr. Bride of the gorilla 1951 washington state university. Bride of the gorilla 1951 curt siodmak, barbara payton. Bride of the gorilla is a 1951 horror bmovie film directed by curt siodmak and starring raymond burr, lon chaney jr. Bride of the gorilla 1951 curt siodmak, barbara payton, lon chaney jr.
Bride of the gorilla 1951 part 12 video dailymotion. Pdf download paranormal horse shapeshifter romance. Bride of the gorilla 1951 horror, action, drama film gorillas. Watch and download bride of the gorilla courtesy of jimbo berkey. Aug 04, 2016 bride of the gorilla 1951 horror, action, drama film gorillas. A young and in this instance overacting raymond burr gets embroiled in a murderous love triangle, which results in a. Curt siodmak might not be a major name in classic american horror films, but he certainly deserves a spot somewhere in the next tier. But everything that the story implies barneys newfound utopian existence as a savage beast, or a number of possible sexual interpretations is lost in a production that is devoid of any touches that might express anything. With bride of the gorilla 1951 he was clearly in his element, as evidenced by its en. The owner of a plantation in the jungle marries a beautiful. Bride of the gorilla 1951 bride of the gorilla 1951. Bride of the gorilla starts out with promise, but soon gets mired in too much melodrama for my tastes. In the south american jungle plantation manager barney kills his elderly employer so he can be with his beautiful wife.
Barbara paytonraymond burr in bride of the gorilla still. Steve calvert played the gorilla, but he only appeared toward the end so he didnt get a credit. Barney is a plantation manager who longs for his bosss wife, dina. Barbara payton portrays the awesomely beautiful bride. A young and in this instance overacting raymond burr gets embroiled in a murderous love triangle, which results in a curse that turns him into a kind of wereape. Deep in the south american jungle plantation manager barney. Deep in the south american jungle plantation manager barney chavez raymond burr kills his elderly employer in order to get to his beautiful wife barbara payton. There are no gorillas in south america, and there arent any in this movie, nor is it the interspecies romance implied by its comeon title. Possibly i would receive the most dissent over that final adjective.
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