Ape, The (1940)

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This item is part of the collection: Sci-Fi / Horror

Audio/Visual: sound, b&w

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Reviewer: carla_ - - February 3, 2008
Subject: IMDB-Variety: Plot Summary

from IMDB:
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. Meanwhile,
a vicious circus ape has broken out of
its cage, and is terrorizing
townspeople.
-Written by Marty McKee {mmckee@wkio.com}

Reviewer: billbarstad - - February 1, 2006
Subject: I liked it

The Ape presents the standard tale of a ethically challenged physician searching for the cure to a crippling, deadly disease. His 25-year single-minded quest, exacerbated by the loss of his daughter and wife to the 'paralysis' (resembling polio, though never named), drives him to murder for the key ingredient to a cure.

A killer ape, escaped from a circus, invades his home. He kills it and disguises himself as the ape, which is his eventual undoing, in order to hunt his victim.

Good performances, a few laughs, the Jekyll and Hyde metaphor and an unusual ending with a questionable moral make this a film worth watching.

I downloaded and watched the 256Kb MPEG4 file. The video was OK, but the audio hissed throughout.

Reviewer: GinoFelino - - January 31, 2006
Subject: The Ape

Low-budget 'Monogram Pictures' film featuring Boris Karloff as a scientist (of questionable sanity and methods) experimenting with a cure for spinal disease. Worth watching for Karloff's fans.

Reviewer: cacevar - - October 27, 2005
Subject: the ape

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