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Reviews for The Ape

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4.9 / 10 1h 2min

Horror Science Fiction

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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user38391pwk00j's Movie review

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Review by user38391pwk00j

A decent, if obviously cheap horror short featuring Boris Karloff

All Reaction moments

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Review by GoldenGorilla

Choppy Video, But Decent Nonetheless

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Review by user48329f64yx2

Karloff lifts this movie above itself

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Review by user744l8w2qvf6

Not quite as bad as you'd expect for a picture featuring an ape run amok

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Review by OceanicOctopus

Plenty of primate action in this one

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Review by user225ebhlmbus

Not too bad for a man in an ape suit movie

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Review by LunarLion

Where would (mad) science be without Boris Karloff?

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Review by user957r0x0k43a

Thought-provoking drama with unbelievable special effects

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Review by user802vt4zdnpw

An Underrated Karloff Horror Classic

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Review by user985jithzop4

KARLOFF TRIES TO FIND A CURE FOR POLIO!

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Review by user6073j1cpini

A fun little low-budget quickie

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Review by CrystalCrab

"Do apes ever return to the scene of their crime?"

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Review by user498ezy72psv

Karloff dons gorilla skin to kill neighbors for their spinal fluid