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VHS : Murders in the ZooIn association with Amazon.comstarring: Charles Ruggles, Lionel Atwill, Gail Patrick, Randolph Scott, John Lodge directed by: A. Edward Sutherland  Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786303506258 Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, HiFi Sound, NTSC ISBN: 6303506259 Label: Universal Studios Manufacturer: Universal Studios Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Universal Studios Release Date: August 08, 1995 Running Time: 62 minutes Studio: Universal Studios Theatrical Release Date: March 31, 1933 Sales Rank: 17826 Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Charles Ruggles Stops The ShowUniversal's success with such films as DRACULA and FRANKENSTEIN prompted other studios to jump on the horror-genre bandwagon, and among the results was MURDERS IN THE ZOO, released in 1933 by Paramount. In many respects it is quite a fine film: the story is clever, the production values are quite fine, and the cast is unexpectedly memorable. The story concerns big game hunter Eric Gorman (Lionell Atwill), who prefers to bring 'em back alive for exhibition, and opens in the wild--where ... Read More Rating:  - Lions and tigers and bears and mambas!Rich zoologist Eric Gorman (Lionel Atwill) captures exotic animals for display in an American zoo. Gorman has a wandering wife portrayed by the delectable Kathleen Burke. Gorman takes extreme measures to dispose of the men who take an interest in Burke, and she is always on the prowl. The opening segment of this bizarre little thriller is chilling and gruesome, as one lover has his lying mouth sewn shut. Then the guy is left on his own in the jungles of French Indo-China long enough to become tiger ... Read More Rating: - Macabre little tale that really thrills"Murders in the Zoo" is not a well known thriller at all but it really packs a punch with its scary story of an insanely jealous millionaire played by the great Lionel Atwill who will stop at nothing to keep others from showing any interest in his wife (Kathleen Burke). For the duration of this macabre little tale Atwill achieves this aim by resorting to murder by many sinister means to remove his supposed rivals for his wife's affection. Being the big game hunter and Zoo patron that ... Read More Rating: - Creepy funThe acting is marginal, the story is interesting, and suspense good. The movie opens with a man with his mouth stitched shut (so he'll never tell another lie or kiss another man's wife) and proceeds from there. The villian is given to melodramatic pauses and leers, but that just adds to the fun. The PR man provides some good comic relief. As a side-light, it's interesting to see how zoos used to look. All in all, a nice little diversion. Rating:  - Excellent!I'd heard of this film, but had never seen it. Now that I have, you can bet that it won't be the last time. It's wonderful in all respects: The writing, directing, acting (particularly the always superb Lionel Atwill). And I was very impressed by the successful blend of extraordinary menace (thanks again, L.A.) and welcome humour (Charles Ruggles is always a pleasure). This is what movies used to be like. I wish they still were. Browse for similar items by category:
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