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  • The Ape (1940)
  • Approved
    62 min | Horror
The Ape (1940)
Approved
62 min | Horror

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.
Director
Writers
Adam Shirk (suggested from the play: "The Ape") (as Adam Hull Shirk) | Curt Siodmak (adaptation) (as Kurt Siodmak) (screenplay) (as Kurt Siodmak) | Richard Carroll (screenplay)
Cinematographer
Editor
Russell F. Schoengarth (as R. Schoengarth)
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Updated Sep 30, 1940

Release date
Sep 30, 1940 (United States)

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Cast

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23 cast members
Name Known for
Boris Karloff
Dr. Bernard Adrian Dr. Bernard Adrian   See fewer
Maris Wrixon
Miss Frances Clifford Miss Frances Clifford   See fewer
Gene O'Donnell
Danny Foster Danny Foster   See fewer
Dorothy Vaughan
Mother Clifford Mother Clifford   See fewer
Gertrude Hoffman
Jane - Adrian's Housekeeper (as Gertrude W. Hoffman) Jane - Adrian's Housekeeper (as Gertrude W. Hoffman)   See fewer
Henry Hall
Sheriff Jeff Halliday Sheriff Jeff Halliday   See fewer
Selmer Jackson
Dr. McNulty Dr. McNulty   See fewer
Jessie Arnold
Mrs. Brill (uncredited) Mrs. Brill (uncredited)   See fewer
Billy Bletcher
Short Mustached Posse Man (uncredited) Short Mustached Posse Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry C. Bradley
Quinn (uncredited) Quinn (uncredited)   See fewer
George Cleveland
Mr. Howley (uncredited) Mr. Howley (uncredited)   See fewer
Ray Corrigan
Nabu the Gorilla (uncredited) Nabu the Gorilla (uncredited)   See fewer
Pauline Drake
Young Girl (uncredited) Young Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Mary Field
Mrs. Mason (uncredited) Mrs. Mason (uncredited)   See fewer
Gibson Gowland
Posse Member (uncredited) Posse Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Julia Griffith
Townswoman (uncredited) Townswoman (uncredited)   See fewer
I. Stanford Jolley
Ape Trainer (uncredited) Ape Trainer (uncredited)   See fewer
Stan Jolley
Boy in Soda Shop (uncredited) Boy in Soda Shop (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Kennedy
Dep. Archie Tomlin (uncredited) Dep. Archie Tomlin (uncredited)   See fewer
Donald Kerr
Citizen Carrying Mauled Ape Trainer (uncredited) Citizen Carrying Mauled Ape Trainer (uncredited)   See fewer
Philo McCullough
Henry Mason (uncredited) Henry Mason (uncredited)   See fewer
Buddy Swan
Willie Brill (uncredited) Willie Brill (uncredited)   See fewer
Minerva Urecal
Townswoman (uncredited) Townswoman (uncredited)   See fewer
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