"THE GORILLA."

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19732, 24 September 1929, Page 15

"THE GORILLA."

THRILLS AND COMEDY. GRASP THEATRE. A hannted hons* has an Attraction of its own—when sees on th* Screen—but when th* wealthy own** 1* murdered, presumably by • figantift ape, and th* tost of his housebold threatened With * ilatllM fate, mystery and thrills or* providod tulßolent to satisfy skilfully incorporated In this picture, now showing at the Orand Theatre, beside* eerie and apparently StttWfnatural effects, Soto* delightful comedy and, of ftotirse, tit* tistial love story. No more fortunate se'.*«tlon could have been made for the pan of comedian than that of SlflfSS"'' %»-L"',rT.fd,ss female role and makes 0 eharming heroine. The plot is built around the death of the millionaire proprietor of Townßend Manor, a large, rambling house built on a rock high above the Hudson River. Suspicion hover* over the heads of most of the occupants o£ the house, and seems to settle on that of Townsend's secretary, who, by the way, is in lave with his Into •mjiloyer'n daughter. A warning front an unknown source that death Would 6# the reward of anyone ataying in the house nntil isiidnight helps, with othef unexpected and startling happenings, to Increase th« Mttslon. Two representatives of the law attive, announcing themselves at Mttltltan and Rafflty, and possessing, in their own Opinion it lesist, an efficiency and bravery known to few. They appear to have fools Inek if nothing else, for they stumble upon sOine extraordinary developments, including t Vleletts attack by strange hands on Uriah Townsend, the brother of the dead man. Olno piles upon elue, but no solution appears. S*cret doors, winding staircases, and windblown curtains provide thrills which are cerl»!nly not food for those who- suffer from Weak heart*. A huge gorilla makes his appSaraflee new and then, and nearly petrifies with horror those who come npon him in darkened passages. A scene where one of the detectives (Charlie Murray) and the anthropoid play at hide-and-seek on the roof M exceedingly funny, and at times breathtiklfcg. Although the picture is full of Incident and unexplained actions, its intricacy does not dstfact from its cohesion, and a satisfying ending explains all, the gorilla, the itnraer, and reveals the identity of the **oond picture, "Guardians of the tntjP l star* Jack Pen-in and his wonder Jlli"; aei!™'ibe king of wild horses." Another ebfrpter of the serial, ' 'Tarzan, the Mlibty arid several comedies, cartoons, and gazettes complete an excellent programme.