The Ape

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

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1940 · 62 min · NR · Horror · Mystery · Science Fiction · TMDB 4.8/10

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?

Directed by William Nigh

Cast

Boris Karloff — Dr. Bernard Adrian
Maris Wrixon — Frances Clifford
Gene O'Donnell — Danny Foster
Dorothy Vaughan — Mother Clifford
Henry Hall — Sheriff Jeff Halliday