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The Ape

"Jungle Beast or Man of Science?"

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?

Top 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

Overview

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?

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