The Ape (1940)
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?
- Released
- 1940-09-30
- Genres
- Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction
- Runtime
- 62 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- William Nigh, Richard Carroll, Curt Siodmak
- TMDB rating
- 4.9/10 from 44 votes
Cast
- Boris Karloff as Dr. Bernard Adrian
- Maris Wrixon as Frances Clifford
- Gene O'Donnell as Danny Foster
- Dorothy Vaughan as Mother Clifford
- Henry Hall as Sheriff Jeff Halliday
- Selmer Jackson as Dr. McNulty
- Gertrude Hoffmann as Jane the Housekeeper
- Jessie Arnold as Mrs. Brill
- Billy Bletcher as Short Mustached Posse Man
- Harry C. Bradley as Quinn
- George Cleveland as Mr. Howley
- Ray Corrigan as Nabu
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