
Scot Webster tries to save his sister Susan from the clutches of gangster W.S. Bruhl. When Scot comes to Bruhl's rented room, one of the gangster's henchmen collapses into his hands, killed by a gunman. The murderer tosses his gun to Scot and disappears. Since all the evidence points at him, Scot is arrested, tried and sentenced to death. A mad scientist uses his brain to transplant it into a gorilla. After the operation Scot wakes up in the body of a gorilla, eager to get hi... (Full plot summary below)
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Scot Webster tries to save his sister Susan from the clutches of gangster W.S. Bruhl. When Scot comes to Bruhl's rented room, one of the gangster's henchmen collapses into his hands, killed by a gunman. The murderer tosses his gun to Scot and disappears. Since all the evidence points at him, Scot is arrested, tried and sentenced to death. A mad scientist uses his brain to transplant it into a gorilla. After the operation Scot wakes up in the body of a gorilla, eager to get his revenge...
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| User ReviewDave AThe Monster and the Girl is basically a film noir that they stuck a tiny amount of science fiction into. You could easily make the same movie with the brother somehow escaping the hangman and coming back to exact revenge in a more conventional way. The plot is very straightforward, although a bit seedier than most movies of the era, and takes a long time to really get going. And just when it's starting to get interesting, it's over. On the plus side, the gorilla suit is excellent. It helps that he's always lurking in the shadows but, still, it's an outstanding gorilla suit. Also there are some very good performances, especially the comic relief characters. |
| User ReviewMichael HCertainly not the signature achievement of early 1940s horror films, this is still a fun offering with a great sense of mood and an oddball plotline that stands out amongst the more rote stories that populate much of the genre movies of this era. |