The Ape (1940)
September 30, 1940Release Date

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Cast & Crew.

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

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

Curt Siodmak
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Release DateSeptember 30, 1940
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 2m
Content RatingNR
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The Ape is a 1940 American horror film directed by William Nigh. The film is based on Adam Hull Shirk's play The Ape, which was previously adapted by Nigh as The House of Mystery (1934). The film stars Boris Karloff as Dr. Bernard Adrian who is seeking to cure a young woman's polio through experiments involving spinal fluid. Meanwhile, a vicious ape has been terrorizing the towns locals, and ends us breaking into Adrian's lab. A battle ensues between the two, leading to the ape’s death, the destruction of Adrian’s spinal fluid samples, and Adrian deciding to skin the ape and disguise himself as the beast in order to kill people to get more spinal fluid.
The Ape was made by Monogram Pictures Corp. after making several Mr. Wong films with both Karloff and Nigh. According to actress Maris Wrixon, it was filmed within a week. The film received mixed reviews from critics on its release, with positive reviews from The Hollywood Reporter, Kinematograph Weekly, and the Los Angeles Times while receiving negative reviews from The New York Times and Variety. Retrospective reviews generally have commented on how ridiculous they had found the film or how a reviewer felt it did not work as a thrilling story.
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