Return of the Ape Man (1944) | |
| Director(s) | Phil Rosen |
| Producer(s) | Jack Dietz, Sam Katzman, Barney A. Sarecky (associate) |
| Top Genres | Horror, Romance, Science Fiction |
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Return of the Ape Man (1944) was a Horror - Romance Film directed by Phil Rosen and produced by Sam Katzman, Jack Dietz and Barney A. Sarecky.
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RETURN OF THE APE MAN
By Dan Day Jr. on Nov 12, 2017 From The Hitless Wonder Movie BlogRETURN OF THE APE MAN (1944) was the last of the infamous "Monogram Nine", a group of very low-budget horror films from that Poverty Row studio starring Bela Lugosi. It has nothing to do with THE APE MAN (1943), which was also released by Monogram and starred Bela. Both movies do have a number of si... Read full article
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No connection to The Ape Man, despite Bela Lugosi's star presence in both.
Most of the "Arctic expedition" footage is taken from a 1926 Pathe two-reeler, Alaskan Adventures.
George Zucco was hired for the part of the Ape Man and showed up for initial costume fittings and preliminary make-up applications, but he fell ill prior to shooting and was replaced by Frank Moran. However, his contract required that he receive third billing, so even though he appears in the film for only a few seconds*, he is still billed third. He does appear in some lobby cards, however, and there are publicity photos taken of him in full costume and make-up. (*Keen eyed viewers will spot him in the initial scenes of the dormant ape-man lying on Dexter's lab table. Frank Moran takes over just as creature stirs and wakes up). He did recover to join Bela Lugosi and John Carradine in the follow-up, "Voodoo Man."
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Most of the "Arctic expedition" footage is taken from a 1926 Pathe two-reeler, Alaskan Adventures.
George Zucco was hired for the part of the Ape Man and showed up for initial costume fittings and preliminary make-up applications, but he fell ill prior to shooting and was replaced by Frank Moran. However, his contract required that he receive third billing, so even though he appears in the film for only a few seconds*, he is still billed third. He does appear in some lobby cards, however, and there are publicity photos taken of him in full costume and make-up. (*Keen eyed viewers will spot him in the initial scenes of the dormant ape-man lying on Dexter's lab table. Frank Moran takes over just as creature stirs and wakes up). He did recover to join Bela Lugosi and John Carradine in the follow-up, "Voodoo Man."
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