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Murders in the Zoo

Name: Murders in the Zoo
Director: A. Edward Sutherland
Released: 1933
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Edwin Stanley, Bert Moorhouse, Samuel S. Hinds, Nancy Crowley, Howard Leeds

1933A. Edward SutherlandIMDb: 6.4/10

Synopsis

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

Director

A. Edward Sutherland

Cast

Cyril Ring

Harry Beresford

John Lodge

Lionel Atwill

Editor's Choice Analysis

Murders in the Zoo: A Pre-Code Fever Dream

Is this for you? If you like your pre-code horror with a side of actual wild animals and a villain who is so petty he’s practically radioactive, watch it immediately. If you need a movie to be logical, or if you get squeamish about how they treated animals in 1930s Hollywood sets, you should probably skip it. It’s bare...

Archivist John

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Universal Horror Collection: Vol. 2 - Murders In The Zoo (1933) Clip: Snake Bite Dinner Party (HD)

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1933

Murders in the Zoo

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ScoreCult MeterScore

64%Popularity65%

#320Archive Rank#339

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Knowledge Base

Murders in the Zoo FAQ

The movie Murders in the Zoo was directed by A. Edward Sutherland.

Murders in the Zoo was released in the year 1933.

Murders in the Zoo has an IMDb rating of 6.4 out of 10.

Murders in the Zoo is a movie from United States.

Murders in the Zoo is categorised as Crime, Horror in the cult cinema archive at Dbcult.

Murders in the Zoo features Cyril Ring, Harry Beresford, John Lodge, Lionel Atwill.

The screenplay for Murders in the Zoo was written by Seton I. Miller, Milton Herbert Gropper, Philip Wylie.

If you enjoy Murders in the Zoo, you might also like The Village Sleuth (1920), Whitechapel (1920), The Great London Mystery (1920), Heliotrope (1920).

Yes, Murders in the Zoo (1933) is featured in the Dbcult archive as a curated cult cinema title, known for its Crime and Horror qualities.