The Monster and the Ape
1945 American film
- April 20, 1945 (1945-04-20)
Running time
234 minutes
The Monster and the Ape was the 26th serial released by Columbia Pictures and was released in 1945.[1]
Plot
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 as Ken Morgan
- George Macready as Prof. Ernst
- Ralph Morgan as Prof. Arnold
- Carole Mathews as Babs Arnold
- Willie Best as Flash, Arnold's assistant
- Jack Ingram as Dick Nordik, henchmen
- Anthony Warde as Joe Flint, henchmen
- Ted Mapes as Joe Butler, henchmen
- Eddie Parker as Blake
- Stanley Price as Mead, henchmen
- Bud Osborne as Zoo's Night Watchman
- Ray Corrigan as 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."[2] However, he describes Professor Ernst as one of "the serial form's...choicest villains."[3]
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
Source:[4]
References
- ^ Kinnard, Roy (1998). Science Fiction Serials: A Critical Filmography of the 31 Hard SF Cliffhangers. McFarland & Co. p. 116. ISBN 978-0786437450.
- ^ Cline, William C. (1984). "The Six Faces of Adventure". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 50. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.
- ^ Cline, William C. (1984). "Masters of Menace (The Villains)". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 112. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.
- ^ Cline, William C. (1984). "Filmography". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 240. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.
External links
- The Monster and the Ape at IMDb
- The Monster and the Ape at AllMovie
- Cinefania.com
- Trailer on YouTube
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Columbia serials
(1937–1941)
- Jungle Menace
- The Mysterious Pilot
- The Secret of Treasure Island
- The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
- The Spider's Web
- Flying G-Men
- Mandrake the Magician
- Overland with Kit Carson
- The Shadow
- Terry and the Pirates
- Deadwood Dick
- The Green Archer
- White Eagle
- The Spider Returns
- The Iron Claw
- Holt of the Secret Service
(1942–1945)
- Captain Midnight
- Perils of the Royal Mounted
- The Secret Code
- The Valley of Vanishing Men
- Batman
- The Phantom
- The Desert Hawk
- Black Arrow
- Brenda Starr, Reporter
- The Monster and the Ape
(1945–1956)
- Jungle Raiders
- Who's Guilty?
- Hop Harrigan
- Chick Carter, Detective
- Son of the Guardsman
- Jack Armstrong
- The Vigilante
- The Sea Hound
- Brick Bradford
- Tex Granger
- Superman
- Congo Bill
- Bruce Gentry
- Batman and Robin
- Adventures of Sir Galahad
- Cody of the Pony Express
- Atom Man vs. Superman
- Pirates of the High Seas
- Roar of the Iron Horse
- Mysterious Island
- Captain Video
- King of the Congo
- Blackhawk
- Son of Geronimo
- The Lost Planet
- The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
- Gunfighters of the Northwest
- Riding with Buffalo Bill
- Adventures of Captain Africa Mighty Jungle Avenger!
- Perils of the Wilderness
- Blazing the Overland Trail