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The Ape

Jungle Beast or Man of Science?

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Release Journey

Announced

In Production

Trailers

1940 THE APE - Boris Karloff - Trailer

Released

Sep 30, 1940

Release date

September 30, 1940

Creator / Director / Author

William Nigh

Runtime

62 min

Rating

4.8 / 10

Genres

Horror Mystery Science Fiction

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

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?

The Ape

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