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      Sh! The Octopus

      1937 54m Comedy List
      Reviews 25% Audience Score 50+ Ratings Two numskull detectives (Hugh Herbert, Allen Jenkins) check out a lighthouse. Read More Read Less

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      Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Dreadful ... . Rated: C- Mar 30, 2008 Full Review Phil Hall Film Threat Probably the weirdest little film made by a studio during the Golden Age of Hollywood. Rated: 4/5 Jan 7, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member "What do you mean we? You! You got to change a tire!" Now this I like! A diverse group of strangers, including two police officers (doing a sort of proto Martin/Lewis or Hope/Crosby) converge on a lighthouse on a rainy night. A ginormous octopus uses its slithery tentacles to attack those in the tall building (to much comical effect) in this fast-talking murder mystery horror-comedy cheapie. Several old-dark-house tropes are used, but the addition of an early kaiju makes the plot entirely unique. Fun stuff! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member Dated old dark house type mystery though still very effective in places and with one perfectly done transformation scene (filmed in a similar way to the Fredric March Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde). Cop out ending slightly dilutes the tension but overall not the dud that some would have you believe. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis Two numskull detectives (Hugh Herbert, Allen Jenkins) check out a lighthouse.
      Director
      William McGann
      Screenwriter
      George Bricker
      Production Co
      Warner Bros. Pictures, First National Pictures
      Genre
      Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      54m