The Ape (1940 movie)

The Ape is a 1940 American horror movie directed by William Nigh and starring Boris Karloff, Maris Wrixon, Gene O'Donnell, Dorothy Vaughan, Gertrude W. Hoffmann.[1] It was distributed by Monogram Pictures.[2] It was based on the 1924 play by Adam Hull Shirk.

The Ape
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Directed byWilliam Nigh
Produced byWilliam Nigh
William T. Lackey
Written byKurt Siodmak
Richard Carroll
StarringBoris Karloff
Maris Wrixon
Gene O'Donnell
Music byEdward J. Kay
CinematographyHarry Neumann
Edited byRussell F. Schoengarth
Production
company
Distributed byMonogram Pictures Corporation
Monarch Film Corporation
Release date
  • September 30, 1940 (1940-09-30)
Running time
62 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

References

  1. Jacobs, Stephen (2011). Boris Karloff: More Than a Monster: the Authorised Biography. Tomahawk Press. p. 261. ISBN 978-0-9557-6704-3.
  2. The Ape article[dead link] at Turner Classic Movies

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