The Ape
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?
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