 "The Gorilla" was adapted as a silent film of the same name in 1927, and was filmed again in 1930 and 1939, the latter as a vehicle for The Ritz Brothers, but containing Patsy Kelly's favorite of her performances, in which she acted opposite Bela Lugosi.The play also served as source material for the 1937 Warner Bros. comedy "Sh!The Octopus" starring Hugh Herbert and Allen Jenkins, with the gorilla converted to an octopus.