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The Monster and the Ape (1945)
Directed by Howard Bretherton
“A THRILLING 15 CHAPTER SERIAL OF A MECHANICAL MONSTER GONE MAD! HIS COMPANION: THE APE THAT FIGHTS CRIME...IN A WONDERFUL FANTASY”
Action, Crime, Science Fiction · 4h 55m
A famous scientist invents a humanoid robot (the titular "monster"), so a greedy rival scientist plans to steal it for use in his criminal plans. His henchmen often kidnap a trained gorilla (the titular "ape") from the zoo, to aid in the schemes.
Cast
Robert Lowery
Ken Morgan
George Macready
Prof. Ernst
Ralph Morgan
Prof. Franklin Arnold
Carole Mathews
Babs Arnold
Willie Best
Flash
Jack Ingram
Dick Nordik
Anthony Warde
Joe Flint
Ted Mapes
Joe Butler
Eddie Parker
Blake
Stanley Price
Mead
Charles King
First Cop with Thor
Kenneth MacDonald
Police Inspector Hamilton
Crew
- Director
- Howard Bretherton
- Screenplay
- Royal K. Cole, Sherman L. Lowe
- Director of Photography
- L. William O'Connell
- Editor
- Dwight Caldwell, Earl Turner
Details
- Release date
- 1945-04-20
- Runtime
- 4h 55m
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Science Fiction
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Columbia Pictures