Murders in the Zoo

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Lionel Atwill and Kathleen Burke in Murders in the Zoo (1933)

A monomaniacal zoologist is pathologically jealous of his beautiful but unfaithful wife Evelyn and will not stop short of murder to keep her.A monomaniacal zoologist is pathologically jealous of his beautiful but unfaithful wife Evelyn and will not stop short of murder to keep her.A monomaniacal zoologist is pathologically jealous of his beautiful but unfaithful wife Evelyn and will not stop short of murder to keep her.

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Charles Ruggles

Peter Yates
(as Charlie Ruggles)

Lionel Atwill

Eric Gorman

Gail Patrick

Jerry Evans

Randolph Scott

Dr. Jack Woodford

John Lodge

Roger Hewitt

Kathleen Burke

Evelyn Gorman

Harry Beresford

Professor G.A. Evans

Nancy Crowley

Little Girl at the Zoo
(uncredited)

Jane Darwell

Banquet Guest
(uncredited)

Samuel S. Hinds

Banquet Guest
(uncredited)

Carmencita Johnson

Little Girl at the Zoo
(uncredited)

Cullen Johnson

Little Boy at the Zoo
(uncredited)

Ethan Laidlaw

Policeman Reardon
(uncredited)

Howard Leeds

Telegraph Messenger
(uncredited)

Edward McWade

Dan Baker - Zoo Guard
(uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse

Apartment Desk Clerk
(uncredited)

Edward Pawley

Bob Taylor
(uncredited)

Lee Phelps

Banquet Photographer
(uncredited)
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Director
- A. Edward Sutherland
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Trivia
One of over 700 Paramount productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since; its earliest documented telecast took place in Pittsburgh Friday 13 November 1959 on KDKA (Channel 2).

Goofs
Gorman invites Hewitt to the benefit dinner, which he says will be on Thursday. Moments later, we see a printed invitation, which says "Wednesday".

Quotes
Eric Gorman: Mr. Gates, never be afraid of a wild animal. Let it alone, and it'll leave you alone. That's more than we can say of most humans.
Peter Yates: You mean that you really like these, eh?
Eric Gorman: Beasts? I love them. They're honest in their simplicity, their primative emotions... They love, they hate, they kill.

Connections
Featured in Svengoolie: Murders in the Zoo (2016)

Soundtracks
Roses from the South
(uncredited)
Written by Johann Strauss
Played as background music aboard ship

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7/10

A rather graphic but very good early horror film.

The opening scene from "Murders in the Zoo" is quite extreme for 1933 audiences . I shalln't say what happens but you can't miss it!

Lionel Atwill steals the show once again as the sadistic, cunning and evil proprietor of various dangerous animals that he plans to sell to a zoo. Little does anyone realise that he shall use his animals for other means........

You only have to observe the expression of Lionel Atwill to know he is a somewhat dodgy customer.

This gem was unfairly ignored for years but is very good on its own merits.