The Monster Walks (1932)People in an old dark house on a stormy night are menaced by a killer ape. Director:Frank R. Strayer |
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The Monster Walks (1932)People in an old dark house on a stormy night are menaced by a killer ape. Director:Frank R. Strayer |
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Rex Lease | ... | |
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Vera Reynolds | ... | |
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Sheldon Lewis | ... | |
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Martha Mattox | ... | |
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Sidney Bracey | ... |
Herbert Wilkes
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Willie Best | ... |
Exodus
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A doctor, who keeps an ape for medical studies, dies and his daughter inherits his estate. Her uncle, a paralytic, working through his natural son by the housekeeper, plans her death, and the ape may or may not be involved. However, the plan does have a problem or two in its execution. Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
It was a dark and stormy night with constant cannon fire in the distance, with the wind scratching a wax record somewhere out of scene. OK the quality of the picture is not Oscar material but hey, this was 1932. At least now I know where H&B got all the gags for the Scooby Doo cartoons. As mentioned in most of the other comments this is a typical Haunted House movie, with only one or two real surprises. There is even the maniac monkey thrown in as with countless other "horror" movies of the era. Were chimps really that scary back then???? The acting is worthy of any community playhouse, I kept looking for the script cards Hanns was reading off of. And I was shocked to learn Hanns actually had musical talent - kinda... sorta... OK not really. But I did manage to make it through this movie in one setting without going comatose, but I did find myself quoting Vera at least once or twice during the movie, "Oh Ted, take me away!".