The Gorilla Man

Doctor Dorn leads a Nazi spy operation from his clinic on the British coast. Commando Captain Craig Killian is injured after an important operation. His men leave him under Dorn's care. He's hiding secrets for the military and Dorn is desperate to uncover them. His exploits have become famous and he's known as The Gorilla Man for his climbing skills.

There is no gorilla here and this is not a horror movie. It's an espionage film. This would be a more threating premise if Killian wash up ashore by himself. Dorn can interrogate him with impunity. As it stands, the movie is too convenient. Police Inspector Cady is too infuriating. At the very least, it does not paint the police in the most flattering light and that's not good in terms of propaganda during wartime. Even catching the Nazis is one of the most convenient solutions possible. Killian is too calm. In general, the acting is rather stiff. The British are all doing their stiff upper lip performances. I can't abide by the final solution and I have to give this a marginal fail.

Wartime flick ! John Loder is Captain Killian, a wounded soldier who has been brought to the hospital for repair. But that hospital is also a nest of nazi spies. Can they get the information they want out of him before he figures it out and tries to escape? Directed by Ross Lederman. Did westerns, wartime, and many other films. Written by Anthony Coldeway.. he was nominated for Glorious Betsy. They hardly ever show this one. Mildly entertaining.

Not bad at all, a nice slow developing movie The country was on the "if you see something, say something mode" during those years, Hollywood was running behind the culture back then but writing scripts to fit life at that time.

The general premise here is repeated in the James Garner movie, 36 HOURS (1965): a wounded American soldier is in a hospital involving Nazi agents. The key to each film plot, however, changes drastically. In this plot, the penchant for displaying the ferocious covert attack of the Germans against the Allies is followed, but for a different reason. You see, in 36 HOURS, the protagonist discovers... Ah! but you'll have to rent or buy that video to find out that one! If you're a classic spook or intrigue fan, I believe you, too, will give this one at least 6 stars of 10.

Of course, any movie buff will think of 36 HOURS plot watching this one. The scheme is very rare, bizarre, daring for the mid forties, even as a propaganda film. This movie is the best example to show how great some B pictures can be from time to time, among many other ones, unfortunately mostly bland, flat, boring, looking all alike. If you are lucky enough, you can find some golden diamind gems like this one. It is rare, not available on you tube, and I admit that I was lucky to have purchased it a long time ago thru a broker whom I have forgotten about. A TV taping off, I guess. A real true gem from D Ross Lederman. I guess his best film.