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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. Meanwhile, a vicious ape has been terrorising the towns locals, and breaking into Adrian's lab. A battle ensues between the two leading to the destruction of, leading to Adrian deciding to skin the ape and disguise himself as the beast in order to get more spinal fluid which was destroyed in the battle.

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  • El goril·la (original: The Ape) és una pel·lícula dels Estats Units de , estrenada el 1940. Ha estat doblada al català. (ca)
  • Le Singe tueur (The Ape) est un film américain de William Nigh, sorti en 1940. (fr)
  • 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. Meanwhile, a vicious ape has been terrorising the towns locals, and breaking into Adrian's lab. A battle ensues between the two leading to the destruction of, leading to Adrian deciding to skin the ape and disguise himself as the beast in order to get more spinal fluid which was destroyed in the battle. The Ape was made by Monogram Pictures Corp. after making several Mr. Wong films with both Karloff and Nigh. According to actress, it was filmed within a week. The film received mixed reviews from critics on its release, with positive reviews from The Hollywood Reporter, Kinematograph Weekly, and the Los Angeles Times while receiving negative reviews from The New York Times and Variety. Retrospective reviews generally have commented on how ridiculous they had found the film or how a reviewer felt it did not work as a thrilling story. (en)
  • The Ape is een Amerikaanse horrorfilm uit 1940. De film is geregisseerd door in opdracht van , en heeft Boris Karloff in de hoofdrol. De film bevindt zich tegenwoordig in het publiek domein. (nl)
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  • Harry Neumann (en)
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  • United States (en)
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  • Monogram Pictures Corp. (en)
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  • Russell Schoengarth (en)
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  • The Ape (en)
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  • Scott R. Dunlap (en)
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  • (en)
  • Curt Siodmak (en)
  • Richard Carroll (en)
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  • Monogram Pictures Corp. (en)
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  • El goril·la (original: The Ape) és una pel·lícula dels Estats Units de , estrenada el 1940. Ha estat doblada al català. (ca)
  • Le Singe tueur (The Ape) est un film américain de William Nigh, sorti en 1940. (fr)
  • The Ape is een Amerikaanse horrorfilm uit 1940. De film is geregisseerd door in opdracht van , en heeft Boris Karloff in de hoofdrol. De film bevindt zich tegenwoordig in het publiek domein. (nl)
  • 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. Meanwhile, a vicious ape has been terrorising the towns locals, and breaking into Adrian's lab. A battle ensues between the two leading to the destruction of, leading to Adrian deciding to skin the ape and disguise himself as the beast in order to get more spinal fluid which was destroyed in the battle. (en)
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  • El goril·la (ca)
  • Le Singe tueur (fr)
  • The Ape (nl)
  • The Ape (1940 film) (en)
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  • The Ape (en)
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