Director: | William McGann |
Producer: | Jack L. Warner |
Screenplay: | George Bricker |
Based On: | The Gorilla (1925 play) by Ralph Spence and Sh! The Octopus (1928 play) by Ralph Spence Ralph Murphy Donald Gallaher |
Music: | Heinz Roemheld (uncredited) |
Cinematography: | Arthur Todd |
Editing: | Clarence Kolster |
Studio: | Warner Bros. |
Distributor: | Warner Bros. |
Runtime: | 54 minutes |
Country: | United States |
Language: | English |
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 film to present them as an actual team.
Sh! The Octopus 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.
In 2023, the film garnered attention on social media for the scene in which the villain's identity is revealed; the character undergoes a transformation that was accomplished using practical effects—specifically, a combination of makeup and graduated filters.[1] [2]
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.
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.