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Auction History Result 3p042 INGAGI WC '31 different artwork of wacky African ape creature & native, filmed in Brooklyn! Date Sold 9/9/2012 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Unfolded Window Card Movie Poster (WC; measures 14" x 22" [36 x 56 cm]) (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! If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that posters from this movie are incredibly rare! We have seen a one-sheet and three-sheet, and also a different style window card. The one-sheet and the other style window card both have close images of just the gorilla, while the three-sheet has an image different from this window card, but it shows a gorilla grabbing a topless woman (oddly, in this one it looks like they are out on a date together!). Also note that this window card was never folded. Often window cards would be folded across the middle, because that would make them 11" x 14", and they could then be sent with standard folded posters. Most collectors put an added value on a window card that has never been folded. Condition: good to very good. The card has a 3" crease in the lower left border. The card has darkened down the left 10" and also down part of the right blank border (it is not very noticeable or distracting, and likely a restorer could remove some or all of it through chemical means). But the card displays quite well just as it is, and other than the darkening and the crease, the card is in surprisingly nice condition! Learn More about condition grades 
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