The Monster and the Ape

The Monster and the Ape

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
Release dates	April 20, 1945 (1945-04-20)
Running time	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

_Source:^[3]

References

↑ Cline, William C. (1984). "3. The Six Faces of Adventure". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 50. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.
↑ Cline, William C. (1984). "7. Masters of Menace (The Villains)". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 112. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.
↑ Cline, William C. (1984). "Filmography". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 240. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.

External links

The Monster and the Ape at the Internet Movie Database
The Monster and the Ape at AllMovie
Cinefania.com
Trailer on YouTube

Columbia serials

Pre-war 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

War-time serials (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

Post-war serials (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 The Adventures of Captain Africa Perils of the Wilderness Blazing the Overland Trail

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