Watch The Ape (1940) Official Trailer
Jungle Beast or Man of Science?
4.8 / 10 IMDb September 30, 1940 1h 2m
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?
Director
Runtime
1h 2m
Release Date
September 30, 1940
Genre
Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Cast
Boris Karloff
as Dr. Bernard Adrian
Maris Wrixon
as Frances Clifford
Gene O'Donnell
as Danny Foster
Dorothy Vaughan
as Mother Clifford
Henry Hall
as Sheriff Jeff Halliday
Selmer Jackson
as Dr. McNulty
Gertrude Hoffmann
as Jane the Housekeeper
Jessie Arnold
as Mrs. Brill
Billy Bletcher
as Short Mustached Posse Man
Harry C. Bradley
as Quinn
George Cleveland
as Mr. Howley
Ray Corrigan
as Nabu
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Pauline Drake
as Young Girl
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Mary Field
as Mrs. Mason
Gibson Gowland
as Posse Member
Julia Griffith
as Townswoman
I. Stanford Jolley
as Ape Trainer
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Stan Jolley
as Boy in Soda Shop
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Jack Kennedy
as Dep. Archie Tomlin
Donald Kerr
as Citizen Carrying Mauled Ape Trainer
Production Companies
Monogram Pictures
The Ape Official Trailer 1940
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