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  • The Hairy Ape (1944)
  • Approved
    92 min | Drama, Film-Noir
The Hairy Ape (1944)
Approved
92 min | Drama, Film-Noir

During the 1940s, social class conflict is depicted when a spoiled socialite, traveling on a freighter, calls the ship's head stoker a hairy ape, provoking him into stalking the rich woman once ashore in New York.
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Director
Writers
Eugene O'Neill (play) | Robert Hardy Andrews (screenplay) (as Robert D. Andrews) | Decla Dunning (screenplay)
Producer
Composer
Cinematographer
Lucien N. Andriot (as Lucien Andriot)
Editor
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Updated Jul 2, 1944

Release date
Jul 2, 1944 (United States)

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40 cast members
Name Known for
William Bendix
Hank Smith Hank Smith   See fewer
Susan Hayward
Mildred Douglas Mildred Douglas   See fewer
John Loder
Tony Lazar Tony Lazar   See fewer
Dorothy Comingore
Helen Parker Helen Parker   See fewer
Alan Napier
MacDougald, Chief Engineer MacDougald, Chief Engineer   See fewer
Charles Cane
Gantry Gantry   See fewer
Charles La Torre
Portuguese Proprietor Portuguese Proprietor   See fewer
Rafael Alcayde
Aldo the Baron (uncredited) Aldo the Baron (uncredited)   See fewer
Dick Baldwin
Third Engineer (uncredited) Third Engineer (uncredited)   See fewer
Phil Bloom
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Egon Brecher
Refugee Violinist (uncredited) Refugee Violinist (uncredited)   See fewer
John Cason
Bar Patron-Brawler (uncredited) Bar Patron-Brawler (uncredited)   See fewer
Gino Corrado
Nightclub Patron (uncredited) Nightclub Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Ray Corrigan
Goliath the Gorilla (uncredited) Goliath the Gorilla (uncredited)   See fewer
John Daheim
Saloon Brawler (uncredited) Saloon Brawler (uncredited)   See fewer
Rod De Medici
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Jimmy Dime
Ship Stoker (uncredited) Ship Stoker (uncredited)   See fewer
Ralph Dunn
Head Guard (uncredited) Head Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Martin Garralaga
Spanish Official at Dock (uncredited) Spanish Official at Dock (uncredited)   See fewer
Fred Graham
Saloon Brawler (uncredited) Saloon Brawler (uncredited)   See fewer
William Halligan
Police Lieutenant (uncredited) Police Lieutenant (uncredited)   See fewer
Tommy Hughes
Doorman (uncredited) Doorman (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Kane
Maitre d' (uncredited) Maitre d' (uncredited)   See fewer
Mike Lally
Nightclub Patron (uncredited) Nightclub Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Jonathan Lee
Water Tender (uncredited) Water Tender (uncredited)   See fewer
George Magrill
Saloon Brawler (uncredited) Saloon Brawler (uncredited)   See fewer
William H. O'Brien
Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited) Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)   See fewer
Bob Perry
Bob the Bartender (uncredited) Bob the Bartender (uncredited)   See fewer
Francis Pierlot
Señor Cutler (uncredited) Señor Cutler (uncredited)   See fewer
Carmen Rachel
Young Girl (uncredited) Young Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Ruth Robinson
Emma - Mildred's Maid (uncredited) Emma - Mildred's Maid (uncredited)   See fewer
Ronald R. Rondell
Nightclub Patron (uncredited) Nightclub Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
George Sorel
Police Captain (uncredited) Police Captain (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Weigel
Doctor (uncredited) Doctor (uncredited)   See fewer
Gisela Werbisek
Refugee Wife (uncredited) Refugee Wife (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Wilson
Tough in Bar (uncredited) Tough in Bar (uncredited)   See fewer
Mary Zavian
Waitress (uncredited) Waitress (uncredited)   See fewer
Don Zelaya
Concertina Player (uncredited) Concertina Player (uncredited)   See fewer
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