Sh! The Octopus
1937 film by William C. McGann
- December 11, 1937 (1937-12-11)
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Sh! The Octopus is a 1937 American comedy mystery film, produced by Warner Bros., directed by William McGann and starring Hugh Herbert, Allen Jenkins and Marcia Ralston. While contract players Herbert and Jenkins frequently appeared in the same picture, this is the only movie to present them as an actual team.
The film's oddball qualities have made it something of a cult favorite, while the film's reveal and transformation of the villain using pre-CGI filmmaking techniques has gained notice on social media.[1][2]
The film features two detectives in pursuit of the animal-themed villain Octopus. The case leads them into a haunted lighthouse, where they realize that the villain is an actual octopus.
Plot
Two bumbling detectives are in pursuit of a master criminal, The Octopus. They find themselves inside a haunted lighthouse full of suspicious characters, including the titular character, who appears to be an actual octopus.
Cast
- Hugh Herbert as Kelly
- Allen Jenkins as Dempsey
- Marcia Ralston as Vesta Vernoff
- John Eldredge as Paul Morgan
- George Rosener as Captain Hook
- Margaret Irving as Polly Crane
- Elspeth Dudgeon as Nanny
- Lew Harvey as Sinister plotter
- Frank Hagney as Sinister plotter
- Ed Biby as Sinister plotter
- Molly Doyle as Nurse
- Jack Jorgensen as Sinister plotter
Other media
In 2010, the film was released by Warner Archive as part of the six-film DVD-R collection Warner Bros. Horror/Mystery Double Features.[3]
It also airs occasionally on Turner Classic Movies.
References
- ^ "How the 1937 'Witch' Movie Visual Effect Shot Was Achieved". Snopes. 18 February 2022. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
- ^ "How They Shot That Transformation Scene in 'Sh! The Octopus'". Film School Rejects. 13 June 2022. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
- ^ "Warner Horror Mystery Double Features". DVD Beaver. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
External links
- Sh! The Octopus at IMDb
- Sh! The Octopus at the TCM Movie Database
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Films directed by William C. McGann
- On the Border (1930)
- I Like Your Nerve (1931)
- Her Night Out (1932)
- Murder on the Second Floor (1932)
- A Voice Said Goodnight (1932)
- Illegal (1932)
- The Silver Greyhound (1932)
- Little Fella (1933)
- Man of Iron (1935)
- Maybe It's Love (1935)
- A Night at the Ritz (1935)
- Two Against the World (1936)
- Brides Are Like That (1936)
- Hot Money (1936)
- Times Square Playboy (1936)
- Polo Joe (1936)
- Freshman Love (1936)
- Sh! The Octopus (1937)
- Alcatraz Island (1937)
- Marry the Girl (1937)
- Penrod and Sam (1937)
- Girls on Probation (1938)
- Penrod and His Twin Brother (1938)
- When Were You Born (1938)
- Everybody's Hobby (1939)
- Blackwell's Island (1939)
- Sweepstakes Winner (1939)
- Pride of the Blue Grass (1939)
- Dr. Christian Meets the Women (1940)
- Wolf of New York (1940)
- The Parson of Panamint (1941)
- A Shot in the Dark (1941)
- Highway West (1941)
- We Go Fast (1941)
- American Empire (1942)
- In Old California (1942)
- Tombstone (1942)
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