personally and i be not a very big fan of the comical style of the ritz brother and i never look at them a be much more than a poor man three stooge or abott and costello . they never really achieve much in cinema and if you know that the gorilla be by far their great movie and you wonder why on earth they ever enjoy the popularity status . in this low budgeted comedy or thriller they play a trio of clumsy ( on the verge of idiotic ) private detective hire by the wealthy walter stevens because he receive a warning note that a murderer at large will kill him within 24 hour . the three be in stevens house when the time arrive and along with the niece and her fiancée and two servant and but still they can not prevent that the killer know a the gorilla strike at midnight . the basic plot have quite some potential a a murder mystery and but naturally everything revolves on the grimace and unfunny line of the ritz brother . this regretfully result in a total lack of tension and credibility while it could have be a compelling thriller story . there way too much talk go on and the hectic performance game me a severe headache . i personally think that the maid be a lot funny than the 3 brother all together and it really hurt to see how a true horror icon like bela lugosi be shamelessly downgrade to the insignificant supportive cast . the actual revelation of the killer identity be almost too silly for word .