Sh! The Octopus

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Sh! The Octopus is a 1937 American comedy mystery film produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, 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.

In 2022, the film garnered attention on social media for a character transformation scene that was accomplished using practical effects with a combination of makeup and graduated filters.

Plot

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.

Cast

• Hugh Herbert as Kelly
• Allen Jenkins as Dempsey
• Marcia Ralston as Vesta Vernoff
• John Eldredge as Paul Morgan
• George Rosener as Captain Hook
• Margaret Irving as Polly Crane
• Elspeth Dudgeon as Nanny
• Lew Harvey as Sinister plotter
• Frank Hagney as Sinister plotter
• Ed Biby as Sinister plotter
• Molly Doyle as Nurse
• Jack Jorgensen as Sinister plotter

Other media

In 2010, the film was released by Warner Archive as part of the six-film DVD-R collection Warner Bros. Horror/Mystery Double Features.

It also airs occasionally on Turner Classic Movies.

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