The Ape 83 years old

Jungle Beast or Man of Science?

The Ape

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?

Credits

The Ape Cast

Name Character
Boris Karloff He was 52, 81 years old when he died as Dr. Bernard Adrian
Selmer Jackson He was 52, 82 years old when he died as Dr. McNulty
Dorothy Vaughan She was 30, 44 years old when she died as Mother Clifford
Minerva Urecal She was 46, 71 years old when she died as Townswoman
Ray Corrigan He was 38, 74 years old when he died as Nabu
George Cleveland He was 55, 71 years old when he died as Mr. Howley
Gene O'Donnell He was 29, 81 years old when he died as Danny Foster
Mary Field She was 31, 87 years old when she died as Mrs. Mason
Gibson Gowland He was 63, 74 years old when he died as Posse Member
Henry Hall He was 63, 78 years old when he died as Sheriff Jeff Halliday
I. Stanford Jolley He was 39, 78 years old when he died as Ape Trainer
Maris Wrixon She was 23, 82 years old when she died as Frances Clifford
Gertrude Hoffmann She was 69, 95 years old when she died as Jane the Housekeeper
Billy Bletcher He was 46, 84 years old when he died as Short Mustached Posse Man
Harry C. Bradley He was 71, 78 years old when he died as Quinn
Julia Griffith She was 60, 81 years old when she died as Townswoman
Stan Jolley He was 14, 86 years old when he died as Boy in Soda Shop
Donald Kerr He was 1, 37 years old when he died as Citizen Carrying Mauled Ape Trainer
Buddy Swan He was 10, 63 years old when he died as Willie Brill
Jessie Arnold She was 55, 70 years old when she died as Mrs. Brill
Jack Kennedy He was 52, 76 years old when he died as Dep. Archie Tomlin

The Ape Crew

Name Department
Russell F. Schoengarth as Editor. He was 36 (69) years old when He died Editing
William T. Lackey as Producer. He was 44 (78) years old when He died Production
Adam Shirk as Story. Writing
Richard Carroll as Screenplay. He was 16 (2) years old when He died Writing
Karl Zint as Recording Supervision. He was 31 (68) years old when He died Sound
William Nigh as Director. He was 58 (74) years old when He died Directing
Harry Neumann as Director of Photography. He was 49 (79) years old when He died Camera
Scott R. Dunlap as Producer. He was 48 (77) years old when He died Production
Charles J. Bigelow as Production Manager. Production
The Ape poster
The Ape (83 years)

Jungle Beast or Man of Science?

  • Release day: Monday, September 30, 1940
  • Runtime: 62 minutes