The White Gorilla (1945) isn’t an allegory for race, despite having a black gorilla and a white gorilla displaying hatred for each other against an African backdrop. No, it’s just a chance for Hollywood apeman extraordinaire Ray Corrigan to reuse the white-furred gorilla suit he’d already worn in the same year’s White Pongo. And as long as we’re reusing things, let’s cobble together half of this hour-long feature from footage from the silent serial Perils of the Jungle (1927), which the producer just had lying around. Is that quality entertainment, or what?
#1 by Braineater on May 13th, 2009
Racial overtones? Naah. I’m seeing LOLgorillas: Ceiling Ape vs. Basement Ape.
#2 by Nathan Shumate on May 14th, 2009
Man, I wish I’d thought of that.
#3 by Blake Matthews on May 15th, 2009
So did you expose your children to this? Sounds like the type of film to put the younger generation off of black and white forever.
#4 by Nathan Shumate on May 15th, 2009
No, this was just me on my little old lonesome.
#5 by KeithA on May 15th, 2009
Arrggh! White Pongo! White Gorilla! Oh how I loathe thee!