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| Return of the Ape Man (1944) | |
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![]() Return of the Ape Man (1944) Dir. Phil Rosen ITB Shock Theatre #117 In a film that's notable for not being a sequel to The Ape Man and for second-billing George Zucco,who isn't in it, we find Mad Scientist Bela Lugosi freezing Ernie Adams for four months and then thawing him out, giving him a five dollar bill (even at 1944 wages, that was pretty skimpy for four months' work) and sending him on his way. Stage two: go to the Arctic, find a frozen caveman, and thaw HIM out. Lugosi, with the help of crack assistant Mad Scientist John Carradine, does so, only when the caveman exhibits caveman-like tendencies, Dr. Lugosi decides he needs a new brain. ("He" meaning the caveman, not Lugosi or Carradine. Please, let's try to keep this review moving.) After a false start or two, Carradine's brain ends up in there and all heck breaks loose. Million-dollar Dialog: Dr. Lugosi, making chit-chat at a dinner party: "I enjoy studying people. You know, some people's brains would never be missed." The dramatic highlight of the film is when the caveman escapes and Dr. Lugosi, knowing he fears fire, strolls down the boulevard looking for him, carrying a lit blowtorch, which seemingly nobody notices. Yeah, as with most Monogram pictures, this is a fairly lousy movie, so what fun and enjoyment you get out of it probably depends on your frame of mind and buddy, my frame of mind, having just seen Pier 23, was none too good. As for Mr. Zucco, he's credited as playing the Ape Man, but so is Frank Moran, who ACTUALLY played the Ape Man. No one's ever figured out how Zucco got second billing for a film he isn't even in, although some people claim that Zucco plays the Ape Man when he's lying on the table (for a few seconds) but when he wakes up from his slumber he's Moran. I avoid controversy, so have at it. |
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