{"id":4168,"date":"2007-09-11T15:58:50","date_gmt":"2007-09-11T22:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4168"},"modified":"2021-02-05T18:51:59","modified_gmt":"2021-02-06T01:51:59","slug":"murders-in-the-zoo-1933","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4168","title":{"rendered":"Murders in the Zoo (1933)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I can promise you a really <em>unusual<\/em> evening.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Murders-in-the-Zoo-poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Murders-in-the-Zoo-poster-204x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-22638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Murders-in-the-Zoo-poster-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Murders-in-the-Zoo-poster-87x128.jpg 87w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/Murders-in-the-Zoo-poster.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAn insanely jealous animal collector (Lionel Atwill) plots to murder his wife&#8217;s lover (John Lodge) at a fundraising dinner for the local zoo; meanwhile, the zoo&#8217;s new press agent (Charles Ruggles) is on hand for comic relief.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Horror<\/li>\n<li>Infidelity<\/li>\n<li>Jealousy<\/li>\n<li>Lionel Atwill Films<\/li>\n<li>Randolph Scott Films<\/li>\n<li>Revenge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAt just over an hour in length, this early Paramount horror film zips by in its depiction of a psychopathic husband who wreaks creative revenge on his unfaithful spouse (Kathleen Burke). Unfortunately, the inclusion of Ruggles as a comedic supporting character is both annoying and unwelcome &#8212; whenever things start to look appropriately gloomy and creepy, Ruggles appears and ruins the effect. While it&#8217;s enjoyable to see Burke (so memorable as the Panther Woman in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=37\"><em>Island of Lost Souls<\/em><\/a>) in a non-feline role, Atwill himself overacts, turning what could have been a deliciously creepy portrayal into a ham-fest.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The truly gruesome results of Atwill&#8217;s first bout of torture<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/mouth.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/mouth.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4171\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Kathleen Burke as Atwill&#8217;s perpetually fearful wife<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/burke3.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/burke3.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4170\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo. While Peary lists this as a Sleeper in the back of his book, I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s necessarily worth seeking out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0024360\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1933\/04\/03\/archives\/an-imaginative-killer.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moria.co.nz\/horror\/murdersinthezoo.htm\">Moria Review (immediate spoilers)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/murders-in-the-zoo\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I can promise you a really unusual evening.&#8221; Synopsis: An insanely jealous animal collector (Lionel Atwill) plots to murder his wife&#8217;s lover (John Lodge) at a fundraising dinner for the local zoo; meanwhile, the zoo&#8217;s new press agent (Charles Ruggles) is on hand for comic relief. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Horror Infidelity Jealousy Lionel Atwill Films Randolph Scott Films Revenge Review: At just over an hour in length, this early Paramount horror film zips by in its depiction of&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4168\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4168"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4168\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69068,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4168\/revisions\/69068"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}