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SIMIAN CINEMATHEQUE
Clips & Trailers
Diana Fox Jones' Original Material Picture Gallery New Additions from Diana Fox Jones Coming Soon GORILLA MEN Contributions Charles Gemora (A LOST SOULS Biographical piece written for THE IRISH GOTHIC AND HORROR JOURNAL) The Forgotten Horrors of INGAGI Fragments of THE GORILLA (1927) Charles' Gorilla to Quit Aping (1949) Simian Cinematheque Presenting:"Who Killed Doc Robbin?" Presenting: "Sing, Bing, Sing"
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SWISS MISS 1938 The classic duo Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy worked with Charles on two occasions and by his daughters' account, were very fond of the wee Filipino in the gorilla suit. Although Gemora only made a brief appearance in this feature, as always, his presence is memorable. Below is the comedic bit in it's entirety.
AT THE CIRCUS 1939 The Marx Brothers were yet another comedy team to harness the comedic talents of Gemora. This trailer has a wonderful shot of Charlie charging the camera full tilt, wildly swinging his furry arms. The picture resting above the site links up on the far left, was drawn from one of a few stills featuring Harpo with sizable harp and Charles Gemora hamming it up beside him.
ROAD TO ZANZIBAR 1941 Charles appeared in two ROAD films although his role in ROAD TO UTOPIA had Gemora playing another beast - a bear! This movie also marked his second encounter with Bing Crosby. He previously performed with the crooner back in 1933 in SING,BING,SING a comedic short.
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