Ellen Drew plays Susan Webster, an ill-fated young woman who leaves her comfortable small hometown to live a more exciting life in the big city, but instead falls into the clutches of a gangster ring(led by Paul Lukas). Her brother Scot(Philip Terry) comes to her rescue, but instead is framed for murder by them, sentenced to death, then executed, until his brain is transplanted into a gorilla by a mad scientist(George Zucco), who then seeks violent revenge...
Despite some baffling good contemporary reviews, this a perfectly awful film, every bit as generic as its title, first half with the trial would bore kids(and the overly complicated adult sublot way over their heads) the second half with the gorilla is so absurd and contrived, it would lose the adult audience who would have scoffed at its silliness! Stuart Heisler directs with little distinction, and only the appealing performance of Skipper the Dog gives this any appeal at all.
Despite some baffling good contemporary reviews, this a perfectly awful film, every bit as generic as its title, first half with the trial would bore kids(and the overly complicated adult sublot way over their heads) the second half with the gorilla is so absurd and contrived, it would lose the adult audience who would have scoffed at its silliness! Stuart Heisler directs with little distinction, and only the appealing performance of Skipper the Dog gives this any appeal at all.