APE (1940)

DR. BERNARD ADRIAN IS RESEARCHING A WAY TO HELP A WHEELCHAIR-BOUND PATIENT, FRANCES USE HER LEGS AGAIN. THE ONLY WAY HE CAN ACHIEVE THIS IS BY PROCURING SPINAL FLUID FROM A HUMAN. WHEN AN APE ESCAPES FROM A CIRCUS, DR. ADRIAN KILLS IT IN A CONFRONTATION AND SUCCESSFULLY USES ITS SPINAL FLUID ON FRANCES -- BUT HE NEEDS MORE. USING THE APE'S BODY AS A SUIT, HE KILLS TOWNSPEOPLE IN A CRAZED ATTEMPT TO COMPLETE HIS PLAN. STARRING BORIS KARLOFF, MARIS WRIXON, DOROTHY VAUGHAN, GERTRUDE HOFFMAN, BILLY BLETCHER.