Sh! The Octopus

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

''Sh! The Octopus'' features two detectives in pursuit of the animal-themed villain Octopus. The case leads them into a haunted lighthouse, where they realize that the villain is an actual octopus.

In 2023, the film garnered attention on social media for the scene in which the villain's identity is revealed; the character undergoes a transformation that was accomplished using practical effects—specifically, 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.