Now, before we get into the core information of how you can watch 'The Ape' right now, here are some important things to know about the Monogram Pictures horror flick. The Ape starring Boris Karloff, Maris Wrixon, Gene O'Donnell, Dorothy Vaughan has a NR rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 2 min. The release date of the movie is September 30th, 1940. The movie received a user score of 49/100 on TMDb, which is informed by reviews from 37 contributing users.
Want the short version of the plot? Here's the plot: "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?"
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'The Ape' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on September 30th, 1940
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting
June 4th, 2002
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