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The Ape
“Jungle Beast or Man of Science?”
48%
Movie
1h 2m
AI Analysis
The Ape (1940) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Ape (1940) — a movie tagged as Horror, Mystery, and Science Fiction with dark, tense, and offbeat moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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? Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~62 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Ape 48% (42 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
AI verdict
The Ape suits viewers who want a dark and tense film — check the trailer and reviews before committing a full evening.
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TMDb audience score
48%
from 42 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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?
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1940-09-30
- Runtime
- 1h 2m
- TMDB rating
- 4.8
- TMDB ID
- 37426
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Is there an official trailer for The Ape?
Yes, you can watch the official trailer for The Ape directly on this page. We pull the latest video metadata from TMDb and play it via YouTube integration.
What is The Ape about?
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... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Ape?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie The Ape?
The official runtime for The Ape is approximately 62 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Boris Karloff
Dr. Bernard Adrian
Maris Wrixon
Frances Clifford
Gene O'Donnell
Danny Foster
Dorothy Vaughan
Mother Clifford
Henry Hall
Sheriff Jeff Halliday
Selmer Jackson
Dr. McNulty
Gertrude Hoffmann
Jane the Housekeeper
Jessie Arnold
Mrs. Brill
Billy Bletcher
Short Mustached Posse Man
Harry C. Bradley
Quinn
George Cleveland
Mr. Howley
Ray Corrigan
Nabu
- P
Pauline Drake
Young Girl
- M
Mary Field
Mrs. Mason
Gibson Gowland
Posse Member
Julia Griffith
Townswoman
I. Stanford Jolley
Ape Trainer
- S
Stan Jolley
Boy in Soda Shop
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