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Bud Brewster Galactic Fleet Admiral (site admin)
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Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2015 3:29 pm Post subject: Return of the Ape Man (1944) |
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A film that misleads the public in several ways.
First of all, this is not a sequel to Bela Lugosi's "The Ape Man", released the previous year, despite the fact that they both star Lugosi. Second, George Zucco's name appears in the title credits, but Mr. Zucco does not appear in the movie. He was originally cast as the title monster, but ex-boxer Frank Moran played him instead.
The characters in the story also do some identity switching; after scientist Lugosi and assistant John Carradine find a frozen Missing Link and thaw him out, Lugosi boosts the ape man's intelligence by replacing his brain with Carradine's!
Afterwards, the Missing Link can play classical music on the piano -- even though he still prefers to wear his animal skins (?).
If you're a fan of the sci-fi films from the 1940s you'll find some enjoyment in this one (after all, it's only sixty minutes long), but frankly "Iceman" (1984) is a much more intelligent treatment of the same concept. Directed by Philip Rosen. _________________ ____________
Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)
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Bud Brewster Galactic Fleet Admiral (site admin)
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Posted: Sun May 15, 2016 8:20 pm Post subject: |
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Couldn't find a trailer for this movie, but here's the trailer for The Ape Man.
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____________________ The Ape Man - trailer
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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)
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Custer Space Sector Commander
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Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2018 11:24 am Post subject: |
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Not a trailer, but YouTube does have this suitably dramatic 3-minute excerpt:
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