The Ape

Sep 30, 1940

1h 2m

★ 4.8

Jungle Beast or Man of Science?

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?

Genres

Horror

Mystery

Science Fiction

Production Companies

Monogram Pictures

The Ape Trailers

Cast

Dr. Bernard Adrian

Boris Karloff

Frances Clifford

Maris Wrixon

Danny Foster

Gene O'Donnell

Mother Clifford

Dorothy Vaughan

Sheriff Jeff Halliday

Henry Hall

Dr. McNulty

Selmer Jackson

Jane the Housekeeper

Gertrude Hoffmann

Mrs. Brill

Jessie Arnold

Short Mustached Posse Man

Billy Bletcher

Quinn

Harry C. Bradley

Mr. Howley

George Cleveland

Nabu

Ray Corrigan

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