Murders in the Zoo
Murders in the Zoo

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Eric Gorman returns with his wife Evelyn from a trip to the Orient collecting zoo animals, having killed a member of his expedition who happened one day to kiss Mrs. Gorman. On board ship Evelyn meets Roger Hewitt, who falls in love with her. After delivering his animals to the zoo, Gorman plots a way to dispose of Hewitt using one of his latest specimens, then continues using the zoo's non-human residents to do his beastly work.... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Murders in the Zoo:

Charles Ruggles
Lionel Atwill
Gail Patrick
Randolph Scott
John Lodge
Kathleen Burke

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Eric Gorman returns with his wife Evelyn from a trip to the Orient collecting zoo animals, having killed a member of his expedition who happened one day to kiss Mrs. Gorman. On board ship Evelyn meets Roger Hewitt, who falls in love with her. After delivering his animals to the zoo, Gorman plots a way to dispose of Hewitt using one of his latest specimens, then continues using the zoo's non-human residents to do his beastly work.

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Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) - 9/10 by Ken HankeLionel Atwill in the full-flower of lecherous perfidy is a kinky joy to behold.
Ozus' World Movie Reviews - 7/10 by Dennis SchwartzA very funny, but also a very chilling macabre tale about an insanely jealous zoologist.
Mark Leeper's Reviews - 5/10 by Mark R. LeeperRuggles could be a funny comedian at the right time and place. He was most definitely not in the right time and place.
User Review - 8/10 by Jonathan SThursday, October 7, 2010 (1933) Murders In The Zoo MURDER/ HORROR/ THRILLER The idea of sewing someone's mouth together is quite disgusting except as far as I know this film was the first film to do it- that idea was later used on other things that followed! Already aware that much of Randolph Scott's reputation in films where he was always played some kind of hero or the person who's gotten first billing and was involved in alot of Westerns. Well, I was craving to see some of Scott's non Western films since I felt he was "typecasted" as the villian in "Virgina City" whenmuch of his roles was either as a good guy or as some sort of an anti- hero in much of his films! The film does not have much of a synopsis but was made as an excuse to showcase some grotesque ways of people killed by using zoo animals since the heroes of the film were not really introduced until nearly what "seemed" like halfway through the film! All it consists of, is basically a wealthy older unattractive overweight man disposing men he thinks is having affairs with his wife! This film is, quite a milestone for more of these films that came after it, since the person who got top billing is the villian and not one of the the heroes this time! As a matter of fact the heroes hardly receive any screen time if any at all! My rating may change but this is all I'm giving it for now! 3 out of 4
User Review - 6/10 by Brandon SNext on my list is Murders in the Zoo from 1933. This movie is really something. The movie stars Lionel Atwill and Charlie Ruggles along side starlets like Kathleen Burke and Gail Patrick. Kathleen Burke has also starred in The Island of Lost Souls while Atwill starred in Dr. X. Eric Gorman, played wonderfully by Atwill, returns from a expedition in Indo-China, and brings back with him a number of vicious animals: lions, tigers, and a rare Green Mamba. The movie opens with Gorman gruesomely sewing a mans mouth shut and leaving him to die in the jungle. We learn that Eric Gorman's wife Evelyn Gorman (Played by the beautiful Kathleen Burke) has been cheating on him. This serves as the main motive of Eric Gorman's killings. He doesn't kill by his own hands though. He uses his animals and makes the deaths look accidental. The movie is directed by Eddie Sutherland, a comedy director by trade, he brings a ton of laughs in the form of a recovering alcoholic. This character is a perfect comic relief to contrast the viciousness of the animals and Gorman himself. The movie is also Pre-Code which means that the film has no boundary's about what can be talked about. They actually talk about "Making Love" which is unheard of in its day and age. The movies deaths are all at the hands, or paws, of animals. Tigers, mamba's, alligators, and *SPOILER* for Mr. Gorman himself, an anaconda. They are all equally brutal save for the tiger who we only hear about. I am safely going to give this movie a 6 of 10. It has a few flaws, mostly the running time, which is about 15 minuets too short. The movie is extremely creative but it just feels like it sags in certain areas. Rent the film if you are a classic horror fan. Why is it that everyone smokes in these movies? The most common line in all of these is "Would you like to have a cigarette?" weird. S!D The movie was made by Paramount Pictures and sold to Universal for distribution Has not yet been released on DVD Animals actually fought each other for the finale of the film.
User Review - 6/10 by Dave AGrisly pre-code tale of a jealous and murderous husband that uses mambas, alligators, lions, etc. to do his dirty work-though he isn't afraid to get his own hands involved in "sewing" more evil. Of course he eventually must be victim of poetic justice. Atwill often played evil characters effectively. There is also a bit of screwball comedy to mix in with the unexpectedly graphic scenes for 1933.

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