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Auction History Result #5223 INGAGI 5 LCs '31 apes! Date Sold 4/8/2003Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. 5 Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Lobby Cards (measure 11" x 14") (Learn More) Ingagi ("Gorilla"), the 1931 William Campbell Africa exploitation jungle adventure thriller ("The Wonder Film! See... animals half ape half human, wild woman, gorillas unbelievable, the queen half breed child... A million thrills from heart of African jungle"; "See the gorilla hunt and finding of creatures apparently half ape - half human. The Elephant charge. The cornering of 3 lions. The Rino charge into the camera."; this movie was a complete hoax, because it was presented as a pseudo-documentary, and was supposedly shot on location in Africa with nude native women and gorillas, but in actuality it was shot in Brooklyn with fake natives and even faker gorillas!; But the public didn't care, because female nudity was rarely seen in 1931, and the movie grossed millions in 1931 dollars!) starring Sir Hubert Winstead, Daniel Swayne, Charles Gemora (in the title role as Ingagi, the gorilla!), Arthur Clayton, and narrated by Louis Nizor. Note that this film is connected to the 1934 film Kidnapping Gorillas (which features footage from Ingagi) and the 1937 film Love Life of a Gorilla (which may also feature footage from this film). Also, note that there was a 1940 movie with an all-black cast called "Son of Ingagi", but it had no connection to this movie whatsoever. Finally, note that starting in 1929 and continuing into the 1940s, Charles Gemora played gorillas in many movies, likely because he owned a gorilla suit, and could do a somewhat convincing job portraying a gorilla. Just a few years later, Ray 'Crash' Corrigan would also start playing gorillas, and no doubt they competed for roles in every movie requiring a gorilla! Important Added Info: Note that only a handful of posters are known to exist from this outrageous early exploitation movie (a couple of one-sheets and a couple of three-sheets). Those posters have artwork, but these five lobby cards offered here show actual scenes from the movie! Those "jungles" in the background sure look a lot like "woods" to me, and the apes are pretty surely men in ape suits and the "natives" don't look very "African" (but I guess that allowed them to have two topless women)! I have never seen or heard of a single lobby card from this movie other than the 5 offered here! Condition: fair. all 5 cards have paper loss at lower right as well as tiny paper loss in other parts of the cards; there are many stains, tears, creases, and smudges around the edges of the card and to a lesser extent within the image areas Learn More about condition grades 
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