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The Evolution of "The Gorilla": 100 Years of a Hairy, Hoary Horror Comedy by Trav S.D.

100 years ago today (April 28, 1925), Ralph Spence's spook comedy The Gorilla opened on Broadway. We've come absurdly close to writing about this semi-classic on Travalanche in the past. For example, we wrote extensively about Mary Roberts Rinehart's The Bat, which The Gorilla loosely parodies, here; and about all the straight horror movies featuring […]

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:12AM on April 28, 2025

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