Dr Charles Decker (Michael Gough) invents a serum that turns an adorable baby chimp, Konga, into a hulking killer gorilla. One of those movies where people use miracles of science and nature for stupid things. The professor uses the gorilla to kill the university president who demands that he stop his crazy experiments and to murder college boy Bob Kenton (Jess Conrad) who has become his romantic rival when the prof shows an inordinate interest in Sandra (Claire Gordon), a perky co-ed. In fairness, the young fellow tried to strangle the prof and would have killed him if hasn't snapped out of his murderous rage. But the prof smacked him first.I think this is more teaser than spoiler so I'll give away the ending. Decker's wife, Margaret (Margo Johns), overhears her husband hitting on Sandra. She hypnotizes Konga to follow her commands, injects it with more growth serum and turns the gorilla into a giant monster who walks through the streets carrying terrified Dr Decker in its sweaty fist.
"KONGA! LET ME DOWN! HELP! HELP!"
At the police station, the chief hangs up the phone and tells the two detectives, "Fantastic! There's a huge monster gorilla that's constantly growing to outlandish proportions loose on the streets! He's moving toward the embankment area." He shouts into the intercom. "Contact all available patrol cars! Have them come into headquarters and equip them with arms immediately! Get my car ready! I'll be right down to issue further orders!" Then to one of the detectives: "Contact Commissioner Garland at his home. Notify him of the emergency! Then call the War Office! Tell them what's happening and request they rush armed troops to the embankment area! I'll give them the position on radio telephone!"
British cops were much more decisive than Americans would be.
In color. It was great.
