The Ape
Jungle Beast or Man of Science?
4.8
43 votes
1940
1h 2m
Horror
Mystery
Science Fiction
Overview
Dr. Bernard Adrian is a kindly scientist who seeks to cure a young woman's polio. He needs human spinal fluid to complete the formula for his experimental serum. Meanwhile, a vicious circus ape has broken out of its cage, and is terrorizing the townspeople. Can there be a connection?
Directed by William Nigh
Top cast
Boris Karloff
Dr. Bernard Adrian
Maris Wrixon
Frances Clifford
Gene O'Donnell
Danny Foster
Dorothy Vaughan
Mother Clifford
Henry Hall
Sheriff Jeff Halliday
Selmer Jackson
Dr. McNulty
Gertrude Hoffmann
Jane the Housekeeper
Jessie Arnold
Mrs. Brill
Billy Bletcher
Short Mustached Posse Man
Harry C. Bradley
Quinn
George Cleveland
Mr. Howley
Ray Corrigan
NabuP
Pauline Drake
Young GirlM
Mary Field
Mrs. Mason
Gibson Gowland
Posse MemberJ
Julia Griffith
Townswoman
I. Stanford Jolley
Ape TrainerS
Stan Jolley
Boy in Soda ShopJ
Jack Kennedy
Dep. Archie Tomlin
Donald Kerr
Citizen Carrying Mauled Ape TrainerDetails
Status
Released
Release date
September 30, 1940
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Language
English
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