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The Ape 1940 Horror Film | Boris Karloff | Review

  • Writer: Amy McLean
    Amy McLean
  • Sep 24
  • 1 min read

What's your review of the 1940 film the Ape? It's directed by William Nigh, with a cast including Boris Karloff.


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About the Ape 1940


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The trailer can be found online.


Cast and Characters:

Boris Karloff as Dr Bernard Adrian

Maris Wrixon as Frances Clifford

Gene O'Donnell as Danny Foster

Dorothy Vaughan as Mrs Clifford

Gertrude W. Hoffmann as Jane

Henry Hall as Sheriff Jeff Halliday

Selmer Jackson as Dr McNulty

Mary Field as Mrs Mason

I. Stanford Jolley as the Ape Trainer

Ray "Crash" Corrigan as Nabu, the Ape


Directed by William Nigh

Screenplay by Richard Carroll, Curt Siodmak

Based on The Ape by Adam Hull Shirk

Music by Edward J. Kay

Production company: Monogram Pictures Corp.

Distributed by Monogram Pictures Corp.

Release date: September 30, 1940

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