The Ape

Name: The Ape
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction
Released: 1940-09-30
Duration: 1 h 2 min
Cast: Boris Karloff, Maris Wrixon, Gene O'Donnell, Dorothy Vaughan

1940 · 1h 2m · Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction · United States of America

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?

Directed by

William Nigh

Written by

Richard Carroll, Curt Siodmak

Starring

Boris Karloff, Maris Wrixon, Gene O'Donnell, Dorothy Vaughan

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