Stan and Ollie play bumbling circus performers who inadvertently drive the circus into bankruptcy. The circus can't pay them their wages so they are given a gorilla and a flea circus as payment. Bedlam ensues.
Acting
Stan & Ollie's silent-film timing in a sound picture
Practical Effects
Charles Gemora's sweaty, magnificent gorilla suit performance
Director
James Parrott
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Charles Gemora played gorillas in 40+ films; his wife helped sew the suits and applied his makeup.
The 1932 release meant this hit theaters the same year as the original King Kong—audiences were gorilla-obsessed.
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