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The Ape  (1940)
Jungle Beast or Man of Science?


4.8|30 Sept, 1940|62 min
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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?
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Keywords
circus
gorilla
wheelchair
mad scientist
mad doctor
woman in wheelchair
killer ape

Casts

Boris Karloff
Boris Karloff
Dr. Bernard Adrian
Maris Wrixon
Maris Wrixon
Frances Clifford
Gene O'Donnell
Gene O'Donnell
Danny Foster
Dorothy Vaughan
Dorothy Vaughan
Mother Clifford
Henry Hall
Henry Hall
Sheriff Jeff Halliday
Selmer Jackson
Selmer Jackson
Dr. McNulty
Gertrude Hoffmann
Gertrude Hoffmann
Jane the Housekeeper
Jessie Arnold
Jessie Arnold
Mrs. Brill
Billy Bletcher
Billy Bletcher
Short Mustached Posse Man
Harry C. Bradley
Harry C. Bradley
Quinn
George Cleveland
George Cleveland
Mr. Howley
Ray Corrigan
Ray Corrigan
Nabu
Pauline Drake
Young Girl
Mary Field
Mary Field
Mrs. Mason
Gibson Gowland
Gibson Gowland
Posse Member
Julia Griffith
Julia Griffith
Townswoman
I. Stanford Jolley
I. Stanford Jolley
Ape Trainer
Stan Jolley
Boy in Soda Shop
Jack Kennedy
Dep. Archie Tomlin
Donald Kerr
Donald Kerr
Citizen Carrying Mauled Ape Trainer
Philo McCullough
Philo McCullough
Henry Mason
Buddy Swan
Willie Brill
Minerva Urecal
Minerva Urecal
Townswoman

Crews

Curt Siodmak
Curt Siodmak
Adaptation
Curt Siodmak
Curt Siodmak
Screenplay
William Nigh
William Nigh
Director
Richard Carroll
Screenplay
Russell F. Schoengarth
Editor
Harry Neumann
Director of Photography
Charles J. Bigelow
Production Manager
William T. Lackey
Associate Producer
Gordon Bau
Makeup Artist
Edward J. Kay
Original Music Composer
Edward J. Kay
Music Director
Allen K. Wood
Assistant Director
Karl Zint
Sound Recordist
Adam Shirk
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