🎬 Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction

The Ape

"Jungle Beast or Man of Science?"

⭐ 4.8/10 1940 1h 2m Dir. William Nigh

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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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4.8/10 42 votes

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Year
1940
Runtime
1h 2m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 4.8/10
Votes
42
Genre
Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction
Director
Language
EN

Cast

🎭 Horror 🎭 Mystery 🎭 Science Fiction 🎬 William Nigh 👤 Boris Karloff 👤 Maris Wrixon 👤 Gene O'Donnell
circus gorilla wheelchair mad scientist mad doctor woman in wheelchair killer ape

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Questions about The Ape

The Ape has a runtime of 1h 2m (1 hour and 2 minutes).
The Ape was directed by William Nigh and released in 1940.
The Ape is a Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction film (1940).
The cast of The Ape includes Boris Karloff, Maris Wrixon, Gene O'Donnell, Dorothy Vaughan, Henry Hall.
The Ape has a TMDB rating of 4.8/10 based on 42 votes.

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