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The Ape (1940)

Jungle Beast or Man of Science?

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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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Cast

  • Boris Karloff Boris Karloff Dr. Bernard Adrian
  • Maris Wrixon Maris Wrixon Frances Clifford
  • Gene O'Donnell Gene O'Donnell Danny Foster
  • Dorothy Vaughan Dorothy Vaughan Mother Clifford
  • Henry Hall Henry Hall Sheriff Jeff Halliday
  • Selmer Jackson Selmer Jackson Dr. McNulty
  • Gertrude Hoffmann Gertrude Hoffmann Jane the Housekeeper
  • Jessie Arnold Jessie Arnold Mrs. Brill
  • Billy Bletcher Billy Bletcher Short Mustached Posse Man
  • Harry C. Bradley Harry C. Bradley Quinn
  • George Cleveland George Cleveland Mr. Howley
  • Ray Corrigan Ray Corrigan Nabu
  • Pauline Drake Young Girl
  • Mary Field Mrs. Mason
  • Gibson Gowland Gibson Gowland Posse Member
  • Julia Griffith Townswoman
  • I. Stanford Jolley I. Stanford Jolley Ape Trainer
  • Stan Jolley Boy in Soda Shop

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