The Ape (1940)

Name: The Ape
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction
Released: 1940-09-30
Duration: 62 min
Cast: Boris Karloff, Maris Wrixon, Gene O'Donnell, Dorothy Vaughan, Henry Hall

Jungle Beast or Man of Science?

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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Released 1940-09-30 · 62 min · Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction

Directed by William Nigh

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
Pauline Drake as Young Girl
Mary Field as Mrs. Mason
Gibson Gowland as Posse Member