The Ape
Jungle Beast or Man of Science?
Genres
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?
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
62 min
Release Date
1940-09-30
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
39
Vote Average
4.782
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
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Gibson Gowland
Posse Member
Julia Griffith
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I. Stanford Jolley
Ape Trainer
Stan Jolley
Boy in Soda Shop
Jack Kennedy
Dep. Archie Tomlin
Donald Kerr
Citizen Carrying Mauled Ape Trainer
Philo McCullough
Henry Mason
Buddy Swan
Willie Brill
Minerva Urecal
Townswoman
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