Yes its an old monogram pix and has nothing to do with the former ape man film with lugosi. It is endlessly entertaining and features a solidly unhinged performance of pure horror and lunacy from lugosi. Return of the ape man was one of nine films bela lugosi appeared for the poverty row studio monogram between 1941 and 1944. Return of the ape man 1944 return of the ape man 1944. This print is sharper, with better contrast and cleaner audio than the existing ia copy.
Released 1944, return of the ape man stars bela lugosi, john carradine, george zucco the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 0 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. 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. With a schlocky swagger and a mystery that wont let up, return of the ape man is a strong entry into the whole b movie craze of monograms classic run of lowgrade entertainment. But a sudden illness or, perhaps, second thoughts made him drop out before a single scene was. Return of the ape man cast starring bela lugosi, george eldredge, john carradine, ernie adams, tod andrews. You can also read the full text online using our ereader. Return of the ape man movie posters from movie poster shop. Only the knowledge that this was not truly a sequel to the ape man gave me the strength to watch. Aug 27, 20 william beaudines voodoo man 1944 is perhaps the most bizarre of the lot. Return of the ape man 1944 page 5 classic horror film board. On top of that, its a fascinatingly odd part of forgotten cinema history. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that youve provided to them or that theyve collected from your use of their services. 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. Return of the ape man 1944 classic horror film board.
The thursday horror picture show will screen voodoo man and return of the ape man thursday, aug. Not a sequel to monograms the ape man, the return in the title may as well refer obliquely to the film s year of release, 1944 during wwii, a time when the ape man archetype had definitely returned. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. Lugosi squares off with fellow genre legend john carradine as rival scientists, which is a fun premise, i think. Lots of action and chaos takes place when the ape man encounters civilization. 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 of the apes is a 1918 american actionadventure silent film directed by scott sidney starring elmo lincoln, enid markey, george b. Oct 31, 2010 return of the ape man was on home video. The screenwriter, 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 jungle goddess wanda mckay got to escape that one, clearly deserves most of the blame. 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.
This is not bad moviemaking at its finest, but it provides adequate giggles. Voodoo man 1944, the ape man 1943 and return of the ape man 1944. The ape man is a 1943 horrorscience fiction film directed by william beaudine and starring bela lugosi. Return of the ape man 1944 posted on november 10, 2014 by don. We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic. The cast credits list george zucco but alas he is nowhere to be found. 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. The return of the ape man is undeniably cheap, poorly scripted, and laughably acted by most. The monogram nine, a handful of lowbudget pictures bela lugosi made for sam katzman and monogram pictures in the mid40s, are nobodys idea of quality cinema, but theyre certainly entertaining. The ape man is then thawed out by the professor that discovered him. 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.
Return of the ape man 1944 horror, scifi, romance movie. This is no doubt the result of issues with the production itself rather than olives transfer, ape man being a film monogram only deigned to distribute, making it a lesser release from an already. Zucco might have appeared in all the adverts for the film, but it is moran who nails both the delivery and the courage required to fulfill the duties and demands of the script as he goes toetotoe with an outlandish lugosi. Return of the ape man bluray disc details highdef digest. Tarzan of the apes by edgar rice burroughs free ebook. If you read the plot synopsis on here, thats really all there is to it. It was a very early release by nostalgia merchant with fog island which was cut by about 15 minutes. Title role recast midscene in return of the ape man 1944.
It came in one of those generic nm window boxes so you can read the vhs label. Return of the ape man is treated to no less an impressive transfer, though the film itself was clearly often quite soft, bordering on outoffocus. It was actually the last of the series, but was released before the earlier return of the ape man 1944. 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. 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. This was lugosis last film for monogram and he trotted out his usual mad scientist routine for a horror film with more laughs than screams. The discovery of a perfectly preserved caveman prompts a mad scientist to attempt a daring brain transplant. Fast, cheap, and endlessly entertaining, the return of the ape man is hairraising fun for the entire family this fall.
May 28, 2018 actor george zucco, as the ape man, received third billing after bela lugosi and john carradine. French and gordon griffith it was the first tarzan film ever made and is based on edgar rice burroughs original 1914 novel tarzan of the apes. The film adapts only the first part of the novel, the remainder becoming the basis for the sequel, the romance of. 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. 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. The star power, or at least the favorite character players we like to think of as stars, can be found in monograms return of the ape man phil rosen, 1944, entitled to mislead people into. Buy return of the ape man movie posters from movie poster shop. A lunatic scientist attempts to defrost and reanimate a frozen neanderthal in this lowbudget chiller. Voodoo man on imdb voodoo man at the tcm movie database voodoo man is available for free download at the internet archive. Carradine never played it straighter than in this film but lugosi makes up for that. Return of the ape man 1944 the discovery of a perfectly preserved caveman prompts a mad scientist to attempt a daring brain transplant. Actor george zucco, as the ape man, received third billing after bela lugosi and john carradine.
Fortunately for lugosi fans, and indeed bad film aficionados in general, i was able to get a decent print on dvd. Tod andrews and teala loring in return of the ape man 1944 bela lugosi, john. Some say return of the ape man 1944 is one of the worst of the bunch, but so what its a blast. 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 film was shot in seven days beginning on october 16, 1943 and was the last of lugosis monogram features with return of the ape man 1944. Streamcloud return of the ape man 1944 deutsch stream.
The ape man, also starring lugosi, is even loonier, and return of the ape man approaches that film s level of lowbudget delirium. Throughout the whole film, i kept thinking of phil hartman. After he and his assistant manage to successfully reanimate a man after a weekslong stasis, the duo decides to hunt down a prehistoric man. Lugosi is an overly ambitious scientist, only this time hes concerned with preserving and resurrecting bodies on ice. Dec 28, 2012 dawn of the planet of the apes movie clip apes dont want war 2014 scifi action movie hd duration. A sequel, in name only, called return of the ape man, followed in 1944, one year later after this film and starred bela. You get bela lugosi, a nonape man cave man, john carradine, strangling and a silly yet enjoyable story.
Return of the ape man is a horrorscifi movie that centers around the discovery of a frozen ape man in the arctic region. While the ape man is believed to have been the lowest that bela lugosis horror movie career could have sunk, this cheap horror film directed by william beaudine for monogram studios actually stands up better than most low budget monster movies. Return of the ape man is a 1944 american film distributed by monogram pictures. Return of the ape man by phil rosen bela lugosi, john. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. Return of the ape man is one of bela lugosis cheap films from the 40s, joining a slew of other movies he starred in at the time. Despite the title and the presence of bela lugosi, return of the ape man isnt nearly a sequel to the ape man, which was released a year earlier and must have garnered enough interest for monogram pictures to try to cash in on it with this wholly unconnected film. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Return of the ape man 1944 stream and watch online. A crazed scientist accidentally turns himself into a half ape, half human. 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. Return of the ape man 1944 letterboxd your life in film. While on an arctic expedition, two scientists find the frozen body of a prehistoric caveman. 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.
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. Return of the ape man 1944 kinoxto kbs downloaden return of the ape man 1944. This little b movie boasts bela lugosi as a mad scientist, so for fans of classic horror and b movies, return of the ape man has some appeal right off the bat. 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 and the vampires ghost popmatters. Oct 19, 2012 return of the ape man is a brisk little film running under an hour in length. Lugosi, zucco, carradine and a bevy of allgirl zombies in one of the wackiest b horrors youre ever likely to see. This entry was posted in film and tagged amazon, bela lugosi week by don.
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