The Monster and the Ape was the 26th serial released by Columbia Pictures and was released in 1945.[1]
| The Monster and the Ape | |
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| Directed by | Howard Bretherton |
| Written by | Royal K. Cole Sherman L. Lowe |
| Produced by | Rudolph C. Flothow |
| Starring | Robert Lowery George Macready Ralph Morgan Carole Mathews |
| Cinematography | L. William O'Connell |
| Edited by | Dwight Caldwell Earl Turner |
| Music by | Lee Zahler |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 15 chapters 234 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot edit
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 edit
- 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 edit
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 edit
- 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 edit
- ^ 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.
