Film

The Ape

1940 · 1h 2m · Horror · Mystery · Science Fiction

Jungle Beast or Man of Science?

IMDb

4.6

Rotten Tomatoes

43%

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?

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

Nabu

Pauline Drake

Young Girl

Mary Field

Mrs. Mason

Gibson Gowland

Posse Member

Julia Griffith

Townswoman

• William NighDirector
• Richard CarrollScreenplay
• Curt SiodmakScreenplay
• Harry NeumannDirector of Photography
• Edward J. KayOriginal Music Composer
• Russell F. SchoengarthEditor

1940 THE APE - Boris Karloff - Trailer

Release date

September 30, 1940

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 2m

Rated

NR

Genres

Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction

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