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Sh! The Octopus
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Wikipedia article
'Sh! The Octopus' is a 1937 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.
Premise
Herbert and Jenkins play two bumbling detectives, who, in pursuit of a master criminal, The Octopus, 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
*Lew Harvey as Sinister plotter
*Frank Hagney as Sinister plotter
*Ed Biby as Sinister plotter
*Molly Doyle as Nurse
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'.
It also airs occasionally on Turner Classic Movies.
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Category:1937 films
Category:1930s comedy horror films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:American comedy horror films
Category:American detective films
Category:American films based on plays
Category:1930s comedy mystery films
Category:American haunted house films
Category:Warner Bros. films
Category:Works set in lighthouses
Category:American comedy mystery films
Category:1937 comedy films
Category:Films directed by William C. McGann
Category:1930s English-language films
Category:1930s American films
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