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The Ape is a 1940 American horror film directed by William Nigh. The film is based on Adam Hull Shirk's play The Ape, which was previously adapted by Nigh as The House of Mystery (1934). The film stars Boris Karloff as Dr. Bernard Adrian who is seeking to cure a young woman's polio through experiments involving spinal fluid.
The Ape: Directed by William Nigh. With Boris Karloff, Maris Wrixon, Gene O'Donnell, Dorothy Vaughan. 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.
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- Horror
- William Nigh
- 1940-09-30
Aug 30, 2010 · The Ape (1940) Usage. Public Domain. Topics. Boris Karloff, Maris Wrixon, Gene O'Donnell, Dorothy Vaughan, Mystic Nights Videos, Mad Scientist. Mad scientist creates an experimental serum. Mystic Nights Videos. Addeddate. 2010-08-30 09:24:23.
Requiring more fluid to effect Frances' cure, the doctor finds the solution to his problem in the rampaging ape that has escaped from the circus and is terrorizing the town. When the ape breaks into the doctor's house, he slays the beast and dons its skin.
- William Nigh, Allen Wood
- Boris Karloff
Boris Karloff stars in The Ape as Doctor Bernard Adrian, a medical researcher who has retreated from the scientific world to live in the small town of Red Creek. Dr Adrian is haunted by the deaths of his wife and daughter to paralysis (polio) and since their deaths has been working towards a cure for the condition.
The Ape (1940) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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.
