Sh! The Octopus (1937) |
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| Director(s) | William C. McGann |
| Producer(s) | Hal B. Wallis (uncredited), Jack L. Warner (uncredited), Bryan Foy (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Mystery, Thriller/Suspense |
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Hugh Herbert(as Detective Harold Kelly)
Sh! The Octopus
Released
1937
Sh! The Octopus
Released
1937
Hugh Herbert
(as Detective Harold Kelly)
Allen Jenkins(as Detective Dempsey)
Sh! The Octopus
Released
1937
Sh! The Octopus
Released
1937
Allen Jenkins
(as Detective Dempsey)
Frank Hagney(as Sinister Plotter)
Sh! The Octopus
Released
1937
Sh! The Octopus
Released
1937
Frank Hagney
(as Sinister Plotter)
Sh! The Octopus Overview:
Sh! The Octopus (1937) was a Comedy - Thriller/Suspense Film directed by William C. McGann and produced by Hal B. Wallis, Jack L. Warner and Bryan Foy.
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Sh! The Octopus Quotes:
Vesta Vernoff:
[after discovering the "body" of her stepfather] Poor Nannie!
Detective Dempsey: Who's Nannie?
Detective Harold Kelly: Nannie's a goat! Whooooooo!
See More Quotes from Sh! The OctopusDetective Dempsey: Who's Nannie?
Detective Harold Kelly: Nannie's a goat! Whooooooo!
Sh! The Octopus Facts
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The transformation scene was done in much the same way the beginning part of the transformation was done on Dr. Jeckyll and Mr Hyde. The actress was made up in exaggerated highlights and shadows (including her teeth) using a single color shade of makeup. When filmed through a filter the same shade as the makeup, it's invisible to the camera. Take the filter away and the makeup suddenly becomes visible. Besides a filter, the makeup can also be hidden by similar colored light. This type of trick was only possible on black and white film, of course.
The original play opened in New York on 21 February 1928.