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The Ape

The Ape

1940Horror • Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Synopsis
Dr. Bernard Adrian (Boris Karloff) is researching a way to help a wheelchair-bound patient, Frances (Maris Wrixon), use her legs again. The only way he can achieve this is by procuring spinal fluid from a human. When an ape escapes from a circus, Dr. Adrian kills it in a confrontation and successfully uses its spinal fluid on Frances -- but he needs more. Using the ape's body as a suit, he kills townspeople in a crazed attempt to complete his plan.
Cast
Boris Karloff, Maris Wrixon, Gertrude Hoffman, Dorothy Vaughan, Henry Hall, Selmer Jackson, Gene O'Donnell, Jessie Arnold
Rating
Adult Situations
Genres
Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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