Black Zoo is a 1963 horror film produced and co-written by Herman Cohen. It is a violent, gore-filled tale directed by Robert Gordon.
Michael Conrad (Michael Gough) is a private zookeeper who owns Conrad's Animal Kingdom. He leads a cult group who literally worship the animals he tends — especially the big cats: a lion, a lioness, a pair of cheetahs, a tiger, and a black panther; as well as a gorilla (George Barrows, who had a long run playing si...
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Black Zoo is a 1963 horror film produced and co-written by Herman Cohen. It is a violent, gore-filled tale directed by Robert Gordon.
Michael Conrad (Michael Gough) is a private zookeeper who owns Conrad's Animal Kingdom. He leads a cult group who literally worship the animals he tends — especially the big cats: a lion, a lioness, a pair of cheetahs, a tiger, and a black panther; as well as a gorilla (George Barrows, who had a long run playing simians). Conrad plays organ music to the animals in his living room, and uses them to kill anyone who gets in his way.
Conrad is married to Edna (Jeanne Cooper) and forces his mute son Carl (Rod Lauren) to assist him.
Herman Cohen had the idea for the film, and hired Aben Kandel to work with him on the script.
Cohen had worked with Gough previously in Horrors of the Black Museum and Konga.
The animals were provided by Ralph Helfer. The zoo was built at Raleigh Studio (formerly Producers Studio) on North Bronson in Hollywood, California. The...
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