The Monster and the Ape
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Directed by | Howard Bretherton |
Produced by | Rudolph C. Flothow |
Written by | Royal K. Cole Sherman L. Lowe |
Starring | Robert Lowery George Macready Ralph Morgan Carole Mathews |
Music by | Lee Zahler |
Cinematography | L. William O'Connell |
Edited by | Dwight Caldwell Earl Turner |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time
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15 chapters 234 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Monster and the Ape (1945) was the 26th serial released by Columbia Pictures.
Synopsis
The Monster of the title is the "Metalogen Man", a robot created by Professor Franklin Arnold. After displaying his invention, the robot is stolen by Professor Ernst with the aid of his trained ape, Thor. Ken Morgan leads the attempts to recover the stolen robot.
Cast
Robert Lowery | Ken Morgan |
George Macready | Prof. Ernst |
Ralph Morgan | Prof. Arnold |
Carole Mathews | Babs Arnold |
Willie Best | Flash, Arnold's assistant |
Jack Ingram | Dick Nordik, henchmen |
Anthony Warde | Joe Flint, henchmen |
Ted Mapes | Joe Butler, henchmen |
Eddie Parker | Blake |
Stanley Price | Mead, henchmen |
Bud Osborne | Zoo's Night Watchman |
Ray Corrigan | Thor, trained ape |
Critical reception
The Monster and the Ape was, in the opinion of Cline, "strikingly similar to Republic's serial Mysterious Doctor Satan."[1] However, he describes Professor Ernst as one of "the serial form's...choicest villains."[2]
Chapter titles
- The Mechanical Terror
- The Edge of Doom
- Flames of Fate
- The Fatal Search
- Rocks of Doom
- A Friend in Disguise
- A Scream in the Night
- Death in the Dark
- The Secret Tunnel
- Forty Thousand Volts
- The Mad Professor
- Shadows of Destiny
- The Gorilla at Large
- His Last Flight
- Justice Triumphs
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