Yes. More frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More violent than 68% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Ape end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Ape easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Ape

Name: The Ape
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction
Released: 1940
Duration: 62 min
Rating: 4.8
Cast: Boris Karloff, Maris Wrixon, Gene O'Donnell, Dorothy Vaughan, Henry Hall

Jungle Beast or Man of Science?

Directed by William Nigh

Produced by Monogram Pictures

194062 min4.8 / 10

A pulpy 1940s horror-mystery that exploits the duality of a mad scientist's noble intentions and murderous methods, set against the backdrop of a loose killer ape.

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?

Clusters

Paranoid Sci-Fi Conspiracies Countdown To Disaster Action Vigilante Justice Movies Cold War Creatures and Paranoia Outcasts and Misfits

Genres

Horror Mystery Science Fiction

Keywords

Circus Gorilla Wheelchair Mad Scientist Mad Doctor Woman In Wheelchair Killer Ape

Questions people ask

Is The Ape scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Is The Ape violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Does The Ape end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is The Ape easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is The Ape sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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