Caligari 1920 the ape man 1943 chandu the magician 1932 the time of their lives 1946 the ghost of frankenstein 1942 the invisible man 1933 the raven 1935 draculas daughter 1936 bloody mama 1970. Actor george zucco, as the ape man, received third billing after bela lugosi and john carradine. The dialogue is mostly serious, with some unintentional camp at times. You get bela lugosi, a nonape man cave man, john carradine, strangling and a silly yet enjoyable story. Carradine never played it straighter than in this film but lugosi makes up for that. Lots of action and chaos takes place when the ape man encounters civilization.
Nov 06, 2017 some say return of the ape man 1944 is one of the worst of the bunch, but so what its a blast. Mar 15, 2017 i got the new olive bluray of return of the ape man and while i have always had fun with the movie, the visual quality of the presentation was a little disappointing. With bela lugosi, john carradine, george zucco, frank moran. It was actually the last of the series, but was released before the earlier return of the ape man 1944. He and his assistant, professor john gilmore john carradine, thaw out a bum theyve had frozen in the basement for four months. Return of the ape man is a horrorscifi movie that centers around the discovery of a frozen ape man in the arctic region. Infinity war has just added mbaku, aka man ape, to the ranks.
Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of return of the ape man with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Bela lugosi, george eldredge, john carradine, ernie adams, tod andrews, mike donovan, george zucco, frank moran, teala loring, mary currier, eddy chandler, horace b. While on an arctic expedition, two scientists find the frozen body of a. Oct 19, 2012 return of the ape man is a brisk little film running under an hour in length. Horror, scifi, romance return of the ape man directors. Return of the ape man bluray disc details highdef digest. Director phil rosen starring bela lugosi, john carradine, george zucco genres horror audio languages english. The ape man is a 1943 horrorscience fiction film directed by william beaudine and starring bela lugosi.
Return of the ape man 1944 cast and crew the discovery of a perfectly preserved caveman prompts a mad scientist to attempt a daring brain transplant. Voodoo man 1944, the ape man 1943 and return of the ape man 1944. May 28, 2018 actor george zucco, as the ape man, received third billing after bela lugosi and john carradine. Sep 08, 2017 out of all of bela lugosis horror movies, the last to be released in his infamous monogram nine contract, return of the ape man 1944, remains the hardest of which to track down a copy. Return of the ape man bluray horrormonsters, scificlassic 8870907911. The ape man, also starring lugosi, is even loonier, and return of the ape man approaches that films level of lowbudget delirium. Return of the ape man 1944 bela lugosijohn carradinegeorge. In this film, he plays mad scientist professor dexter who with the help of his colleague professor john gilmore john carradine revives a prehistoric man frank moran from an ice block. The ape man had a keen admiration for a wellmuscled, wellproportioned body, whether lion, or antelope, or man, and it had ever been beyond him to understand how clothes could be considered more beautiful than a clear, firm, healthy skin, or coat and trousers more graceful than the gentle curves of rounded muscles playing beneath a flexible hide. This paltry monogram quickie stars bela lugosi as standardissue mad scientist dr. Return of the ape man, bluray, horrormonsters, scificlassic, 8870907911. This movie is filmed in black and white and features a running time of 60. An intitleonly sequel return of the ape man followed in 1944 and starred lugosi, john carradine and george zucco.
Its also the second monogram film that features lugosi, carradine and zucco, though hilariously the latter is nowhere to be seen here. Tarzan, the ape man nude scenes images and 8 videos including appearances from bo derek. It was directed by philip rosen with topbilled star bela lugosi and supporting actors john carradine, george zucco, frank moran, judith gibson and michael ames cast. Return of the ape man 1944 cast and crew moviefone. This is the home page for free download of big little books for more information about big little books or better little books blbs, go to these links below. An exemplary poverty row horror production which has never been given a legit home video release before, 1944 s return of the ape man was the secondtolast picture bela lugosi starred in for ace b movie producer sam katzman for his banner pictures corporation and monogram pictures. Some say return of the ape man 1944 is one of the worst of the bunch, but so what its a blast. Lugosi is a lot of fun as the dark scientist, so his tunnel vision leads to some fun exchanges, especially with carradine. Over 1,439 ape man pictures to choose from, with no signup needed. It was a very early release by nostalgia merchant with fog island which was cut by about 15 minutes.
Not a sequel to monograms the ape man, the return in the title may as well refer obliquely to the films year of release, 1944 during wwii, a time when the ape man archetype had. In war for the planet of the apes, the third chapter of the critically acclaimed blockbuster franchise, caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a. Apeman article about apeman by the free dictionary. Streamcloud return of the ape man 1944 deutsch stream.
Sadly, the ape man was loose long enough to kill a policeman. On top of that, its a fascinatingly odd part of forgotten cinema history. Robert charles, whose only other writing credit is for return of the ape man, which was made the same year and with much of the same cast as voodoo man. Tarzan the ape man blb based on the mgm film starring johnny weissmuller. Aug 27, 20 william beaudines voodoo man 1944 is perhaps the most bizarre of the lot. Bela lugosi is professor dexter, a noted scientist messing around with freezing people. Fortunately for lugosi fans, and indeed bad film aficionados in general, i was able to get a decent print on dvd.
The ape man causes some minor chaos at points, but never delves into wild violence or the like. Yes its an old monogram pix and has nothing to do with the former ape man film with lugosi. It was directed by philip rosen with topbilled star bela lugosi and supporting. Oct 31, 2010 return of the ape man was on home video.
Carradine comes to the lab when he sees the murder reported in the newspaper. Having no connection to the ape man whatsoever, return of the ape man is a dull and trashy monogram zproduction that feels actually cheaper than the studios average cheap flick. Fortunately for lugosi fans, and indeed bad film aficionados in general, i. I recently purchased return of the ape man off amazon on bluray it was actually cheaper than the dvd and let me say its great this movie is finally available, its great that its on blu ray, etc, etc. Brewster, who performs his diabolical experiments in a secret underground laboratory.
Picture quality left a lot to be desired and the total lack of extras is a disappointment, especially compared to other recent lugosi releases. The film follows the tale of a part human part ape. He wants further proof of his genius so he and his partner john carradine travel to the arctic where they discover a missing link george zuccofrank moran. Ape to man is the story of the quest to find the origins of the human race a quest that spanned more than 150 years of obsessive searching the search for the origins of humanity is a story of bones and the tales they tell. Return of the ape man 1944 the discovery of a perfectly preserved caveman prompts a mad scientist to attempt a daring brain transplant. Not a sequel to monograms the ape man, the return in the title may as well refer obliquely to the films year of release, 1944 during wwii, a time when the ape man archetype had definitely returned. The chimpanzee sina and the paleontologist oliver are trying.
Return of the super ape lee scratch perry, lee scratch. The ape man breaks out of his cell, and shows a disconcerting amount of buttcrack as he wriggles out the window. The very title return of the ape man suggests a dream cycle wherein no stage of evolution can ever be permanently transcended, no repressed animal instinct repressed, or paleolithic age ever truly past. It came in one of those generic nm window boxes so you can read the vhs label. But a sudden illness or, perhaps, second thoughts made him drop out before a single scene was.
British actor george zucco is listed prominently in credits, but his appearance in return of the ape man is one of the stranger and more arcane bits of hollywood trivia. You get bela lugosi, a non ape man cave man, john carradine, strangling and a silly yet enjoyable story. A lunatic scientist attempts to defrost and reanimate a frozen neanderthal in this lowbudget chiller. Title role recast midscene in return of the ape man 1944. The carol burnett show official recommended for you. Return of the ape man 1944 torrent kbs downloaden hot. Hospital visit from the carol burnett show full sketch duration.
Return of the ape man 1944 posted on november 10, 2014 by don. Return of the ape man is a brisk little film running under an hour in length. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. Return of the ape man is a 1944 american film distributed by monogram pictures. What do apes and humans have in common, where are the differences. The bride of frankenstein 1935 the unknown 1927 the amityville horror 1979 the man they could not hang 1939 corridors of blood 1958 the cabinet of dr. Lugosi is an overly ambitious scientist, only this time hes concerned with preserving and resurrecting bodies on ice. Of the films that bela lugosi made at monogram studios during the 1940s, the three titles that characterize the depths of which screenwriters came up with and posed truly outrageous situations for the actor to contend with are. Return of the ape man 1944 page 5 classic horror film board. Some of the story doesnt make sense, but, wait a minutethis is a monogram produced by sam katzman for his banner productions.
Return of the ape man by phil rosen bela lugosi, john. They bring him home to their laboratory, but decide that in order to fully utilize and control him, they must transplant a more developed brain into the caveman. It was directed by philip rosen with topbilled star bela lugosi and supporting actors john carradine, george zucco, frank moran, judith gibson and michael ames. I know its a great thing just to be able to have this type of film finally on home video at all, but its not quite voodoo man when were talking about image sharpness. Nov 04, 2017 the ape man causes some minor chaos at points, but never delves into wild violence or the like. Return of the ape man available in bluray, dvd ship this item qualifies for free shipping buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for instore purchase. Lugosi manages to track him down while wearing a tuxedo and carrying a blowtorch. He tries to civilize the creature through a brain transplant but fails and must face the. Return of the ape man keeps a similar premise as the first ape man. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read planet of the apes.
Out of all of bela lugosis horror movies, the last to be released in his infamous monogram nine contract, return of the ape man 1944, remains the hardest of which to track down a copy. Return of the ape man 1944 out of 4 extremely entertaining bmovie has bela lugosi playing professor dexter, a man who discovers a way to freeze a person for months and then bring them back to life. The last of lugosis nine monogram films, although the previouslyshot return of the ape man was released later. The ape man is then thawed out by the professor that discovered him. Return of the ape man was one of nine films bela lugosi appeared for the poverty row studio monogram between 1941 and 1944.
Technically, the two were also in the universal black cat a decade earlier, but carradine was an uncredited bit player in that. An exemplary poverty row horror production which has never been given a legit home video release before, 1944s return of the ape man was the secondtolast picture bela lugosi starred in for ace b movie producer sam katzman for his banner pictures corporation and monogram pictures. The ape man is a 1943 horror science fiction film directed by william beaudine and starring bela lugosi. Only the knowledge that this was not truly a sequel to the ape man gave me the strength to watch. Return of the ape man 1944 classic horror film board. Zhoukoudian site was listed as one of the first world cultural.
Lugosi and carradine found themselves sharing the screen a few times over the course of their career, and this was one of two monogram films that paired them up in 44 the other was voodoo man. While on an arctic expedition, two scientists find the frozen body of a prehistoric caveman. After he and his assistant manage to successfully reanimate a man after a weekslong stasis, the duo decides to hunt down a prehistoric man. I suppose return of the ape man holds some intrigue due to those leads. Actor winston duke person of interest has been officially announced to portray super villain mbaku in infinity war as. The monogram 9, that is, the nine monogram movies starring bela lugosi produced by sam katzman for his banner productions from 1941 to 1944, run the. William beaudines voodoo man 1944 is perhaps the most bizarre of the lot. The titular ape man incarnated by frank moran, the corpse vanishes, and fleetingly by george zucco, voodoo man is featured alongside bela lugosi dracula, john carradine voodoo man and mary currier joan of arc in the fright fest return of the ape man. This is not bad moviemaking at its finest, but it provides adequate giggles.
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