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The Ape

The Ape (1940)Stream and Watch Online

Movie"Jungle Beast or Man of Science?"

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Released September 30th, 1940, 'The Ape' stars Boris Karloff, Maris Wrixon, Gene O'Donnell, Dorothy Vaughan The NR movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 2 min, and received a user score of 49 (out of 100) on TMDb, which put together reviews from 34 respected users.

Want to know what the movie's about? 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?"

'The Ape' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Epix Roku Premium Channel, Public Domain Movies, Amazon Video, fuboTV, Plex, Amazon Prime Video, EPIX Amazon Channel, Midnight Pulp, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Cultpix, Plex Channel, Epix, Hoopla, and Tubi TV .

'The Ape' Release Dates

Watch in Movie Theaters on September 30th, 1940
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting June 4th, 2002 - Buy The Ape DVD