tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728909293998777391.post1665960861317186751..comments2024-03-28T04:15:00.814-07:00Comments on Jerry's House of Everything: OVERLOOKED FILM: THE GORILLA (1939)Jerry Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09482856733981933159noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728909293998777391.post-67285261249490350342012-01-31T14:21:20.104-08:002012-01-31T14:21:20.104-08:00My Mom used to talk about THE RITZ BROTHERS but I ...My Mom used to talk about THE RITZ BROTHERS but I don't hink I ever saw one of their pictures.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728909293998777391.post-77695761754427597272012-01-31T08:02:23.377-08:002012-01-31T08:02:23.377-08:00The Ritz Brothers were feuding with their studio 2...The Ritz Brothers were feuding with their studio 20th Century Fox and when they saw the script for this old chestnut, they at first refused to do it. After a delay of a few weeks, they finally returned and filming got underway. As this was early in Lugosi's comeback, I've always hoped he remained on salary during the delay.<br /><br />Lugosi had one of his early red herring role as a butler. Lionel Atwell is always interesting and is here. The brothers are about as unfunny in this as any comedic team this side of the Bowery Boys. This was their last film for 20th and moved next to Universal.<br /><br />Patsy Kelly gives the best performance. A veteran of many great Hal Roach films (as in her series with Thelma Todd), she brings much needed energy to this dreary programmer.Richard Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13770090814220403413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728909293998777391.post-78632904784195650352012-01-31T05:52:54.888-08:002012-01-31T05:52:54.888-08:00Heretically, I like the Ritzes better than I do th...Heretically, I like the Ritzes better than I do the Stooges, but not as much as I do the Marxes. I understand that the Ritzes were as ill-served in film as Zeppo Marx was (Zeppo was apparently in person as funny as any of his brothers, but was added to the family act late, after Gummo stepped out, and Groucho particularly was jealous of Z and made sure his role was a minimal as possible).Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.com