Bride of the Gorilla (1951)

Very best movie i ever watch

Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

As Good As It Gets

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

On man, driven by an evil desire. One man, a husband; standing in his way. One woman, an entity of tradition; working black magic to make the guilty pay.....The native police commissioner, a man torn by tradition and his civic duty (Played by Lon Chaney); is on the case. With the assistance of a doctor, the commissioner seeks a beast that walks like a man.....In the fashion of The Wolf Man, the killer transforms into a gorilla. The evil within, dominating his humanity; in a manifestation of his primitive beast- like rages.....Great gathering of talent, and an original story; that plays well with its surroundings.Bride of the Gorilla, is a good movie; and will be appreciated by fans of the Wolf Man and classic horror.

"Bride Of The Gorilla" it's a 1954 cheap B-movie directed by Curt Siodmak, who is mostly known for writing the screenplay for "The Wolf Man (1941)" also featuring Lon Chaney Jr, I believe that this is the kind of story Curt tried to do with "The Wolf Man" but couldn't because the studio was interfering with the movie, The film it's actually very watchable and quite interesting, at least, for the kind of movie that it is. The film deals with the subject of superstition, it also plays with your mind, it leaves you wondering whether or not there is an actual monster in it, or if there is a real explanation for these events. It's better made than most B-movies from the 50's, it's not a great film by any means, but its better than its title suggests. Its not so much a monster movie, the monster its not shown much, but unlike other movies that do not show the monster until the end, this one actually has a reason for it.I would recommend this movie for those who like campy B-movies, but want a bit more than that, something a bit more suspenseful or interesting, not a classic, but watchable.

In this entertaining horror flick we have a love triangle in an Amazonian rubber plantation resulting in a womanising steward murdering his boss. This leads to a voodoo practicing, loyal servant of the unfortunate dead man to use black magic to turn his killer into a sukaras (were-ape to you or me).I suppose this movie combined that popular staple of the 40's – the jungle film – within a traditional horror film narrative, while still managing to include that other 40's cinematic obsession, a man in a gorilla suit. You'd have to say that it's not the most inspired concoction and one that may have actually been a little dated by the early 50's when sci-fi was all the rage. But from today's perspective it works quite well and the jungle setting gives it something a bit different for what is effectively a horror film, albeit one that I seriously doubt was ever scary to anyone ever. Whatever the case, it features one of the regulars of the genre, Lon Chaney Jr., as a police commissioner. It's not an especially memorable role and is at best peripheral to the overall story. While there is nothing to get particularly excited about here, this one is a perfectly enjoyable time-filler in a Tuesday afternoon kind of way. And there's nothing wrong with that at the end of the day.

To my mind, this is a really great cast: Lon Chaney, Jr., Raymond Burr, Tom Conway, and a young Woody Strode. In spite of the poverty-row level of production and a flawed script, these guys give it their best and deliver. The female lead, Barbara Peyton, isn't functioning on the same level, nor is her rival, Carol Varga, but Gisela Werbisek as an ancient witch-woman gives us at least one great female performance. This is not, by the way, the same as the Ed Wood-scripted "Bride and the Beast," about a woman who lusts after a gorilla. No, this woman betrays her husband for a man who is "little more than a beast" and then watches as her new lover transforms, little by little, into an ape. Or maybe not. It all may be (seems to be?) in his head, a guilt-complex over committing murder, and all that 50s psycho-babble. It's fun, but not really a proper monster movie. Know that going in and you may enjoy.