The Ape (1940)

The Ape (1940)

Jungle Beast or Man of Science? 1940-09-30 United States of America 62 Min. PG-13
4.897 34 votes

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?

Cast

Boris Karloff is Dr. Bernard Adrian
Dr. Bernard Adrian
Maris Wrixon is Frances Clifford
Frances Clifford
Gene O'Donnell is Danny Foster
Danny Foster
Dorothy Vaughan is Mother Clifford
Mother Clifford
Henry Hall is Sheriff Jeff Halliday
Sheriff Jeff Halliday
Selmer Jackson is Dr. McNulty
Dr. McNulty
Gertrude Hoffmann is Jane the Housekeeper
Jane the Housekeeper
Jessie Arnold is Mrs. Brill
Mrs. Brill
Billy Bletcher is Short Mustached Posse Man
Short Mustached Posse Man
George Cleveland is Mr. Howley