Black Zoo
Cast & Crew
Robert Gordon
Michael Gough
Jeanne Cooper
Rod Lauren
Virginia Grey
Jerome Cowan
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Los Angeles zoo-owner Michael Conrad, insanely devoted to his animals, stops at nothing to eliminate obstacles to his work. While the police investigate two deaths by wild-animal maulings, Michael commands one of his lions to kill Jeffrey Stengel because of Stengel's insistence that Michael sell his zoo terrain for a housing development. Michael's wife, Edna, is suspicious of his actions and also resents his harsh treatment of the mute keeper, Carl. After an argument, she decides to leave Michael and resume her circus career. Her agent, Jenny, is killed by a gorilla after Michael overhears her make a tempting job offer to his wife. Meanwhile, Edna and Carl prepare to run away but are discovered by Michael; in a rage, he beats Edna and reveals that Carl is his own son, mute since childhood when he watched a lioness kill his mother on Michael's command. Michael commands a lion to kill Edna; Carl goes to her aid and is forced to kill his father in self-defense. The dying Michael calls in vain for his beloved beasts to save him.
Director
Robert Gordon
Cast
Michael Gough
Jeanne Cooper
Rod Lauren
Virginia Grey
Jerome Cowan
Elisha Cook
Warrene Ott
Marianna Hill
Oren Curtis
Eilene Janssen
Eric Stone
Dani Lynn
Susan Slavin
Edward Platt
Douglas Henderson
Jerry Douglas
Claudia Brack
Daniel Kurlick
Byron Morrow
Michael St. Angel
Joseph Mell
Crew
Howard A. Anderson
Al Baerthlein
Arthur Broidy
Charles Brown
John Bury
Rita Calmanson
Herman Cohen
Herman Cohen
Floyd Crosby
Pat Dinga
Paul Dunlap
Russell Faith
Arthur Friedrich
Budd S. Friend
Mary Gibsone
William Glasgow
Charles Hannawalt
Ralph Helfer
Ed Jones
Aben Kandel
Michael Luciano
Robert Marcucci
Jack Master
David Mcewen
William Mcgarry
Harold Mcghan
Edward Morey Jr.
Richard Overton
Philip Scheer
Peggy Shannon
Norah Sharpe
Harry Sundby
Brad Trask
Harry Underwood
James West
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Also known as Horrors of the Black Zoo.
