The Monster and the Ape (1945) was the 26th serial

Serial (film)

Serials, more specifically known as Movie serials, Film serials or Chapter plays, were short subjects originally shown in theaters in conjunction with a feature film. They were related to pulp magazine serialized fiction...

 released by Columbia Pictures

Columbia Pictures

Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...

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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 Robert Lowery (actor) Robert Lowery was an American motion picture, television, and stage actor who appeared in over seventy films.-Early life:...	Ken Morgan
George Macready George Macready George Peabody Macready, Jr. , was an American stage, film, and television actor often cast in roles as polished villains.-Background:...	Prof. Ernst
Ralph Morgan Ralph Morgan Ralph Morgan was a Hollywood film, stage and character actor, and the older brother of Frank Morgan .-Early life:...	Prof. Arnold
Carole Mathews	Babs Arnold
Willie Best Willie Best William "Willie" Best sometimes known as Sleep n' Eat was an American television and film actor....	Flash, Arnold's assistant
Jack Ingram Jack Ingram (actor) Jack Ingram was an American film actor. He appeared in over 300 films between 1935 and 1966, according to the Internet Movie Data Base.He was born in Illinois, and died in Canoga Park, California of a heart attack...	Dick Nordik, henchmen
Anthony Warde Anthony Warde Anthony Warde was a noted American actor who appeared in over 150 films between 1937 and 1964.-Career:A native of Pennsylvania, Warde started his Hollywood career in Escape by Night , appearing in a handful of undistinguished feature films before gaining popularity as one of the hardest working...	Joe Flint, henchmen
Ted Mapes	Joe Butler, henchmen
Eddie Parker Eddie Parker Eddie Parker was a stuntman and actor who appeared in many classic films, mostly westerns and horror films...	Blake
Stanley Price Stanley Price Stanley Price was an American film supporting actor who appeared in over 200 films between 1922 and 1956. He was born in Kansas, United States.-Career:...	Mead, henchmen
Bud Osborne Bud Osborne Bud Osborne was an American film actor. He appeared in over 600 films and television programs between 1912 and 1963.Osborne was born in Knox County, Texas, and died in Hollywood, California from a heart attack...	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

Republic Pictures

Republic Pictures was an independent film production-distribution corporation with studio facilities, operating from 1934 through 1959, and was best known for specializing in westerns, movie serials and B films emphasizing mystery and action....

 serial] Mysterious Doctor Satan

Mysterious Doctor Satan

Mysterious Doctor Satan is a 1940 film serial named after its chief villain. Doctor Satan's main opponent is The Copperhead, a masked mystery man secretly Bob Wayne....

." However, he describes Professor Ernst as one of "the serial form's...choicest villains."

Chapter titles

1. The Mechanical Terror
2. The Edge of Doom
3. Flames of Fate
4. The Fatal Search
5. Rocks of Doom
6. A Friend in Disguise
7. A Scream in the Night
8. Death in the Dark
9. The Secret Tunnel
10. Forty Thousand Volts
11. The Mad Professor
12. Shadows of Destiny
13. The Gorilla at Large
14. His Last Flight
15. Justice Triumphs

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External links

• Cinefania.com
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