a_baron This film was made in 3D. Whether or not it looks better thus it certainly won't play any better. Rather than "Gorilla At Large" it should have the word turkey in the title, because that is what it is. There is evil afoot at the circus, two rather unpleasant individuals are murdered in quick succession, and the police are called in. We see a detective, a none-too-bright uniformed officer, the doctor/pathologist/coroner, and barely another. In a real life scenario, the place would have been crawling with police, and a suspect, albeit a weak one, would not have been permitted to take over the investigation!Something the censor seems to have missed, did that detective really use the word bollocks? And one wonders how many viewers have.

kapelusznik18 ****SPOILERS**** The movie "Gorilla at Large" is actually about three not one gorilla all played by human not primate actors. There's of course the gorilla in the movies title Goliath the biggest gorilla in captivity played by George Barrows in a loose fitting monkey suite. Then there's circus manager Cyrus Miller played by the gorilla like, before he lost 100 pounds for his role as Perry Mason Esq, Raymond Burr who in fact played a gorilla three years earlier in he movie "Bride of the Gorilla". And then there's Goliath's trainer and poker & gin playing partner, when he's not entertaining the audience, Kovacs played by unshaven and grizzled looking six foot three 275 pound Peter Whitney. As things turn out a number of people working for the circus end up with the necks broken by someone with enormous strength that only a gorilla, not human, could have. With Goliath the very obviously #1 suspect in these murders he's kept in his cage under around the clock observation by Det. Sgt. Garrison, Lee J. Cobb, to see if, by breaking out of his cage and killing someone, he's in fact the killer.With that going on full-time circus handy man and part time law student Joey Matthews, played by a bleach blond looking Cameron Mitchell, takes it upon himself to single handedly solve the murders in order to show up the police headed by Det. Sgt. Garrisoin and his partner Mister Mack, Warren Stevens. This has Joey uncontrollably fall for sexy trapeze artist Leverne Miller, Ann Bancroft, who's married to her boss Cyrus the manager of the circus as well as have been married to the other gorilla Kovacs whom she left for her trapeze partner the handsome Kewpie known as the human cannonball. That's until Kewpie died in a tragic accident when the swing he was doing his act with Laverne snapped causing to fall to his death.****SPOILERS**** It turns out that everyone including Goliath are falling all over Laverne with Cyrus who was totally innocent in Kewpie death confessing, like in those Raymond Burr dealt with in the Perry Mason series, to his murder! As it turned out Cyrus was covering up something that only he as well as the ape-like Kovacs knew about. Even if it meant for him being strapped into the state electric chair. As for Kovacs he wasn't so understanding and was more then willing to see justice is done in the case of the person who committed the latest murders and let the chips fall where they may. As for poor Goliath the innocent victim in all this he paid with his life for a crime or crimes that he didn't commit where at the end of the movie no one at all, but possibly his trainer Kovac, felt a bit sorry for!P.S Check out a young 30 year old Lee Marvin as the "Sleeping Policeman" Officer Shaughnessy who as luck would have it and without realizing it actually proved the very maligned gorilla Goliath totally innocent! That by him spending the night, by falling asleep drunk, in Goliath's cage without him getting his neck wrung!

Woodyanders A huge and fearsome gorilla named Goliath (essayed with considerable growling'n'grunting gusto by veteran simian thespian George Barrows in a lovably obvious suit) with a bad temper becomes the key suspect after a murder occurs at the Garden of Evil carnival. However, after another killing happens it's made apparent that Goliath might not be the one behind the carnage. Director Harmon Jones, working from a tight and absorbing script from Leonard Praskins and Barney Slater, relates the enjoyable story at a steady pace, offers a flavorsome evocation of the funky carnival fairground setting, presents plenty of red herrings, and stages the scenes with the ape running amok with real flair and skill. The lively acting from the tip-top cast rates as another major asset: Cameron Mitchell as the amiable Joey Matthews, a ravishing Anne Bancroft as sexy and enticing trapeze artist Laverne Miller, Lee J. Cobb as the hard-nosed, cigar-chomping Detective Garrison, Raymond Burr as no-nonsense carny owner Cy Miller, Charlotte Austin as sweet ticket gal Audrey Baxter, Peter Whitney as Goliath's scruffy handler Kovacs, and a very young Lee Marvin as dumb, but eager flatfoot Shaughnessy. Lloyd Ahern's vibrant color cinematography gives the picture a bold'n'bright look. Lionel Newman's robust'n'rousing score hits the stirring spot. An immensely fun flick.

DKosty123 This film works out to be a mystery film wrapped around a fascination of Anne Bancroft getting pawed by a gorilla. It was made for the 3D glasses that came with it in the same time as Hondo (John Wayne) and House of Wax (Vincent Price). I mention these because these 3 films were part of a 3D film revival in the late 1980's on television which spurred some new 3D productions after.This film is Raymond Burr's second film with a gorilla. I am not sure why he would be in 2 of them & I have not seen the other one. Burr in this one is the obvious suspect which is why he turns out not to be the guilty party. He really does not get a lot of script to work with.The settings and era of the 1950's nostalgia is here but the film itself pretty much fits a normal who done it formula of the period. Burr's next film would be Rear Window which has much more to recommend it than this one.