The Ape Man (1943)
March 5, 1943Release Date
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Bela Lugosi
Dr. James Brewster
Louise Currie
Billie Mason
Wallace Ford
Jeff B. Carter
Henry Hall
Dr. George Randall
William Beaudine
Director
Minerva Urecal
Agatha Brewster
Emil Van Horn
The Ape
J. Farrell MacDonald
Police Capt. O'Brien
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Details.
Release DateMarch 5, 1943
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 4m
Content RatingNR
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Wiki.
The Ape Man is a 1943 American horror film directed by William Beaudine. The film is based on "They Creep in the Dark" by Karl Brown, which was published in The Saturday Evening Post. It stars Bela Lugosi as Dr. James Brewster who is aided by his colleague Dr. Randall (Henry Hall). The doctor manages to transform himself into a ape man hybrid and desperately seeks a cure. Brewster believes that only the injection of human spinal fluid will prove effective as a cure. As Randall refuses to help him, Brewster and his captive gorilla seek involuntary donors.
The film was announced in November 1942, began shooting in December and was released in March by Monogram Pictures Corp. The film received negative reviews from Variety, The Hollywood Reporter and The Daily News. An in-name-only sequel, Return of the Ape Man, was released in 1944.