The Ape

1h 2min

Horror

Mystery

Science Fiction

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?

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
Pauline Drake

Pauline Drake

Young Girl
Mary Field

Mary Field

Mrs. Mason
Gibson Gowland

Gibson Gowland

Posse Member
Julia Griffith

Julia Griffith

Townswoman
Stan Jolley

Stan Jolley

Boy in Soda Shop
Jack Kennedy

Jack Kennedy

Dep. Archie Tomlin
Donald Kerr

Donald Kerr

Citizen Carrying Mauled Ape Trainer
Philo McCullough

Philo McCullough

Henry Mason
Buddy Swan

Buddy Swan

Willie Brill
Minerva Urecal

Minerva Urecal

Townswoman

Release date

30th Sep 1940

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English