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The Ape Man ()

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A crazed scientist accidentally turns himself into a half ape, half human creature, and scrambles to find a cure.
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Dr. James Brewster
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Billie Mason
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Jeff B. Carter
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Dr. George Randall
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Agatha Brewster
Emil Van Horn ...
The Ape
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Police Capt. O'Brien (as J. Farrel MacDonald)
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Police Detective Brady
Ralph Littlefield ...
Zippo
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Reporter
Charles Jordan ...
Police Detective O'Toole
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Copyboy (as Sunshine Sammy Morrison)
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Barney - Photographer (uncredited)
George Kirby ...
Townsend - Butler (uncredited)
Ray Miller ...
Police Detective (uncredited)
William Ruhl ...
Martin - Editor (uncredited)

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William Beaudine ... (directed by)

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Karl Brown ... (original story by)
 
Barney A. Sarecky ... (screenplay by) (as Barney Sarecky)

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Jack Dietz ... producer (produced by)
Sam Katzman ... producer (produced by)
Barney A. Sarecky ... associate producer

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Mack Stengler ... (photography)

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Carl Pierson ... film editor

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Dave Milton ... (as David Milton)

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Arthur Hammond ... assistant director

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Glen Glenn ... sound engineer

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Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

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Edward J. Kay ... musical director (as Edward Kay)
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Plot Summary

Conducting weird scientific experiments, crazed Dr. James Brewster, aided by his colleague Dr. Randall, has managed to transform himself into a hairy, stooped-over ape-man. Desperately seeking a cure, Brewster believes only an injection of recently-drawn human spinal fluid will prove effective. With Randall refusing to help him, it falls to Brewster and his captive gorilla to find appropriate donors. Written by Doug Sederberg

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Taglines A Strange Brew of Suspense...Terror...Mystery and Spine-Chilling Action! (Print Ad- Tacoma Times, ((Tacoma, Wash.)) 2 April 1943) See more »
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Also Known As
  • The Gorilla Strikes (United States)
  • They Creep in the Night (United States)
  • They Creep in the Dark (United States)
  • Lock Your Doors (United Kingdom)
  • L'homme-singe (France)
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Trivia When photographer Billie Mason (Louise Currie) and journalist Jeff Carter (Wallace Ford) are leaving for Dr. Brewster's (Bela Lugosi) house, Billie jokingly calls Jeff "Mr. Brisbane". In the banter, she was referring to Arthur Brisbane (1864-1936), who was known as the greatest newspaper journalist of his time. See more »
Goofs At the 40-minute mark, as Jeff Carter is walking through a doorway he removes his hat twice. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Lock Up Your Daughters (1951). See more »
Crazy Credits At the end of the film a mysterious character who has appeared intermittently throughout the film introduces himself as "the author of the story" and winds up a car window with the words "THE END" printed on it. See more »
Quotes Agatha Brewster: Most spirits are honest, gentle and kind, and only want to bring happiness to humans. But a few are evil and, having been wicked in life, are wicked in death, and only haunt the scenes of desperate crimes, reveling in murder.
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