17 July 1944 Horror, Sci-Fi 60 mins
The discovery of a perfectly preserved caveman prompts a mad scientist to attempt a daring brain transplant.
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Bela Lugosi as Prof. Dexter
John Carradine as Prof. John Gilmore
Frank Moran as Ape Man
Teala Loring as Anne Gilmore
Tod Andrews as Steve Rogers
Mary Currier as Hilda Gilmore
Ernie Adams as Tramp, Willie the Weasel
Eddy Chandler as Sergeant
George Zucco as Ape Man
Mike Donovan as Policeman Barney (uncredited)
George Eldredge as Policeman (uncredited)
Horace B. Carpenter as Theater Watchman (uncredited)
Sam Katzman Producer
Robert Charles Screenplay
Jack Dietz Producer
Phil Rosen Director
Barney A. Sarecky Associate Producer
Glen Glenn Sound Engineer
Carl Pierson Editor
Edward J. Kay Music Director
Dave Milton Set Designer
Ray Mercer Special Effects
Marcel Le Picard Director of Photography
Arthur Hammond Assistant Director
United States 17 July 1944
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Like & Subscribe! First shown 07/17/1944. While on an Arctic expedition two scientists find the frozen body of a prehistoric caveman. They bring him home to ...
Actor George Zucco as "The Ape Man" received third billing after Bela Lugosi and John Carradine. But a sudden illness (or perhaps second thoughts) made ...
Bela Lugosi.
Lugosi disposes of John Carradine. :) He's so forceful and heartless yet I LOVE him oh so much.
I could watch Lugosi smoking his cigar for hours. :
Starring: Bela Lugosi John Carradine.
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Artwork, screen shots, trailers and other imagery is © 1944 Monogram Pictures, Sam Katzman Productions.
