| Description |
1 videodisc (61 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Alpha video classics |
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Alpha video classics.
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| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1940 by Monogram Pictures. |
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Suggested from the play by Adam Hull Shirk. |
| Credits |
Directed by William Nigh ; screenplay by Richard Carroll and Curt Siodmak. |
| Cast |
Boris Karloff, Maris Wrixon, Gertrude W. Hoffman, Henry Hall, Gene O'Donnell. |
| Summary |
"The Ape brings together two legends of horror, Frankenstein star Boris Karloff and The Wolf Man writer Curt Siodmak. Karloff stars as Dr. Adrian, a man who becomes obsessed with curing paralysis when he loses his beloved wife and daughter to the disease. Desperately trying to cure a crippled neighbor (Maris Wrixon), he discovers that he needs human spinal fluid for his vaccine - but how to get it? When an ape trainer at a local circus is badly mauled, the doctor allows him to die so that he can tap his spine. The gorilla escapes and goes on a killing spree terrorizing the small town. A cult horror classic, The Ape was Karloff's final film for Monogram"--Container. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Genre/Form |
Horror films
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| Added Author |
Nigh, William, 1881-1955.
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Siodmak, Curt, 1902-2000.
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Carroll, Richard.
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Karloff, Boris, 1887-1969.
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Wrixon, Maris, 1916-1999-
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Hoffman, Gertrude W., 1871-1966.
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Hall, Henry.
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O'Donnell, Gene, 1911-1992
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Monogram Pictures Corporation.
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| Standard No. |
089218400796 |
| Music No. |
ALP4007D Alpha Video |
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