The Monster and the Ape

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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
  • April 20, 1945 (1945-04-20)
Running time
15 chapters
234 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Monster and the Ape was the 26th serial released by Columbia Pictures and was released in 1945. [1]

Contents

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

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

  1. The Mechanical Terror
  2. The Edge of Doom
  3. Flames of Fate
  4. The Fatal Search
  5. Rocks of Doom
  6. A Friend in Disguise
  7. A Scream in the Night
  8. Death in the Dark
  9. The Secret Tunnel
  10. Forty Thousand Volts
  11. The Mad Professor
  12. Shadows of Destiny
  13. The Gorilla at Large
  14. His Last Flight
  15. Justice Triumphs

Source: [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Kinnard, Roy (1998). Science Fiction Serials: A Critical Filmography of the 31 Hard SF Cliffhangers. McFarland & Co. p. 116. ISBN   978-0786437450.
  2. ↑ Cline, William C. (1984). "The Six Faces of Adventure". In the Nick of Time . McFarland & Company, Inc. pp.  50. ISBN   0-7864-0471-X.
  3. ↑ Cline, William C. (1984). "Masters of Menace (The Villains)". In the Nick of Time . McFarland & Company, Inc. pp.  112. ISBN   0-7864-0471-X.
  4. ↑ Cline, William C. (1984). "Filmography". In the Nick of Time . McFarland & Company, Inc. pp.  240. ISBN   0-7864-0471-X.
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