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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 471

White Pongo

194571 minUnited States

Comedy Adventure

Video edition: YouTube
Original language: English
This copy runs: 71:46
Subtitles: English

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Synopsis

An exhausted survivor brings back a diary describing a mysterious white gorilla. An expedition enters the Congo to search for the animal, but its members do not share the same motives. Rival ambitions and concealed identities threaten the party before the creature itself becomes an immediate danger.

Cast

Richard Fraser

Geoffrey Bishop

Maris Wrixon

Pamela Bragdon

Lionel Royce

Peter Van Dorn

Gordon Richards

Sir Harry Bragdon

DirectorsSam Newfield

Behind the scenes

Ray Corrigan, known both for Western roles and gorilla performances, supplies the creature's physical presence. The film's claim about an evolutionary 'missing link' belongs to its adventure fiction, while its portrayal of Africa reflects the colonial stereotypes of the genre.

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Richard Fraser — Trailer screenshot · Public domain
Maris Wrixon — George Hurrell · Public domain

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