The Ape
From The Grindhouse Cinema Database
The Ape (1940, USA) is a Sci-Fi-Horror film directed by William Nigh.
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Main Details
- Released on September 30, 1940
- B/W
- Running time: 62 min
- Production and Distribution Co.: Monogram Pictures
- Directed by William Nigh
- Written by Adam Shirk (as Adam Hull Shirk), Curt Siodmak (as Kurt Siodmak), Richard Carroll
- Starring: Boris Karloff, Maris Wrixon, Gene O'Donnell
- Produced by William T. Lackey
- Original Music by Edward J. Kay
- Cinematography by Harry Neumann
- Film Editing by Russell F. Schoengarth (as R. Schoengarth)
Plot Summary
- Dr. Bernard Adrian is a kindly mad scientist who seeks to cure a young woman's polio. He needs spinal fluid from a human to complete the formula for his experimental serum.
Also Known As
- Apmänniskan (Sweden)
- El gorila (Spain)
- Gorilla (undefined)
Taglines
- He keeps human life in test tubes, and prowls at night in the skin of an ape!
- These cold eyes have watched a thousand men die screaming!
