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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?
The Ape is a film that explores themes of circus, gorilla, wheelchair. It also touches on mad scientist and mad doctor and woman in wheelchair.
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Director
William Nigh
Cast
Boris Karloff, Maris Wrixon, Gene O'Donnell, Dorothy Vaughan, Henry Hall, Selmer Jackson, Gertrude Hoffmann, Jessie Arnold, Billy Bletcher, Harry C. Bradley
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The Ape
You can watch The Ape (1940) for free on Hoopla.
IMDb
4.7/10
RT Critics
43%
Director
William Nigh
Cast
Boris Karloff, Maris Wrixon, Gene O'Donnell, Dorothy Vaughan, Henry Hall, Selmer Jackson, Gertrude Hoffmann, Jessie Arnold, Billy Bletcher, Harry C. Bradley
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