Olive films available on bluray october 31, 2017 screen formats. With little remastering done behind the scenes, the blackandwhile transfer is crisp and filmic with very little visible abrasions. The corpse vanishes is a 1942 american mystery and horror film starring bela lugosi, directed by wallace fox, and written by harvey gates. Brenda starr, reporter 1945 was the 25th film serial released by columbia pictures. Use this amazon link to purchase return of the ape man or anything else and support my site. Return of the ape man is a 1944 american film distributed by monogram pictures. Return of the ape man was one of nine films bela lugosi appeared for the poverty row studio monogram between 1941 and 1944.
Devourer of totems while defending his people from morluns attack on the man ape s kingdom. An intitleonly sequel return of the ape man followed in 1944 and starred lugosi, john carradine and george zucco. 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 cast and crew moviefone. Return of the ape man 1944 the discovery of a perfectly preserved caveman prompts a mad scientist to attempt a daring brain transplant. Tracy, jack, and mike leave the compound to look for a wounded leopard, not knowing that escaped killer roy meadows seen in the earlier episode trail of the cheetah is on the loose with another convict, and headed to wameru where he plans to have tracy treat his bullet wound. Sep 08, 2017 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. A crazed scientist accidentally turns himself into a half ape, half human creature, and scrambles to find a cure. With bela lugosi, john carradine, george zucco, frank moran.
Return of the ape man 1944 approved 1h horror, romance, scifi 17 july 1944 usa while on an arctic expedition, two scientists find the frozen body of a prehistoric caveman. Devourer of totems while defending his people from morluns attack on the manapes kingdom. Ape to man season 1 episode 1 it has long been considered the most compelling question in our history. Professor dexter abbott and costello meet frankenstein. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of return of the ape man with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. The ape man breaks out of his cell, and shows a disconcerting amount of buttcrack as he wriggles out the window.
He is best remembered for his iconic portrayal of count dracula in the classic 1931 dracula film. Return of the ape man 1944 posted on november 10, 2014 by don 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 page 5 classic horror film board. 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. May 28, 2018 actor george zucco, as the ape man, received third billing after bela lugosi and john carradine. Drew advises warren to give up sex, so he tries to live vicariously through greg the bunny. 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. Oct 19, 2012 return of the ape man is a brisk little film running under an hour in length. 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.
In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. After he and his assistant manage to successfully reanimate a man after a weekslong stasis, the duo decides to hunt down a prehistoric man. Bela lugosi is professor dexter, a noted scientist messing around with freezing people. 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. 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. However, his contract required that he receive third billing, so even though he appears. In the field of poverty row horrors, return of the ape man 1944 is perhaps the most unwittingly amusing. They bring him home to their laboratory, but decide that in order to fully utilize and control. Locked to region a olive films releases a surprisingly strong 1080p transfer of return of the ape man that is presented in a crisp aspect ratio of 1. Man ape later appears alive as a member of purple man s villains for hire.
Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. 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, bluray, horrormonsters, scificlassic, 8870907911. Hollywoods dark prince 1 episode 2002 biography extra. In terms of craziness, we have the ridiculous ape man running wild, but thats about it. Boulles novel had previously been adapted in a series of movies, beginning with the 1968 planet of the apes starring charlton heston.
Watch warren the ape season 1 episode 1 online big score. 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. You get bela lugosi, a non ape man cave man, john carradine, strangling and a silly yet enjoyable story. 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.
Return of the ape man was a bit more elusive, though the unrelated the ape 1940, starring boris karloff, and the ape man 1943, with lugosi, were readily available. It was a very early release by nostalgia merchant with fog island which was cut by about 15 minutes. Release dates 2 also known as aka 5 release dates usa 17 july 1944. 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.
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. Title role recast midscene in return of the ape man 1944 duration. Lugosi manages to track him down while wearing a tuxedo and carrying a blowtorch. Olive films releases a surprisingly strong 1080p transfer of return of the ape man that is presented in a crisp aspect ratio of 1.
After escaping from prison, a wounded killer ron hayes heads for wameru to receive. Return to the planet of the apes tv show season 1 episodes. Only the knowledge that this was not truly a sequel to the ape man gave me the strength to watch. It came in one of those generic nm window boxes so you can read the vhs label. The discovery of a perfectly preserved caveman prompts a mad scientist to attempt a daring brain transplant. The ape man is a 1943 horror science fiction film directed by william beaudine and starring bela lugosi. 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. Return to the planet of the apes is a shortlived animated series, by depatiefreleng enterprises in association with 20th century fox television, based upon planet of the apes by pierre boulle. Im not sure id watch every episode, but i did enjoy it. While on an arctic expedition, two scientists find the frozen body of a. Return of the ape man 1944 the movie database tmdb. Title role recast midscene in return of the ape man 1944 by. But before his apparent death, he sends an envoy to wakanda to warn them of the approaching danger.
George zucco was hired for the part of the ape man and showed up for initial costume fittings and preliminary makeup applications, but he fell ill prior to shooting and was replaced by frank moran. Manape later appears alive as a member of purple man. Some of the story doesnt make sense, but, wait a minutethis is a monogram produced by sam katzman for his banner productions. 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. Return of the super ape lee scratch perry, lee scratch. You get bela lugosi, a nonape man cave man, john carradine, strangling and a silly yet enjoyable story. On top of that, its a fascinatingly odd part of forgotten cinema history. I suppose return of the ape man holds some intrigue due to those leads. The title role was played by joan woodbury, who had similar roles in feature films for columbia and monogram. Return of the ape man 1944 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Bela lugosi full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. But a sudden illness or, perhaps, second thoughts made him drop out before a single scene was. Clip from return of the ape man starring bela lugosi 2. It was inspired by brenda starr, reporter, a popular comic strip created by dale messick. It was actually the last of the series, but was released before the earlier return of the ape man 1944. Page 1 of 1 start over page 1 of 1 this shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. Clip from return of the ape man starring bela lugosi 1. Warren promises his aa sponsor that he would get a job. Return of the ape man bluray disc details highdef digest. 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. Bela lugosi born bela ferenc dezso blasko was a hungarian stage, screen, and television actor. Sadly, the ape man was loose long enough to kill a policeman. Return of the ape man bluray release date october 31, 2017.
Also known as aka original title return of the ape man. William beaudines voodoo man 1944 is perhaps the most bizarre of the lot. Bela lugosi and john carradine star as bickering scientists who bring a galumphing caveman frank moran back from the dead in this 60minute wonder. Title role recast midscene in return of the ape man 1944. Its also the second monogram film that features lugosi, carradine and zucco, though hilariously the latter is nowhere to be seen here. With little remastering done behind the scenes, the blackandwhile. But while this one doesnt run off the rails, it provides some solid b movie fun.
Carradine never played it straighter than in this film but lugosi makes up for that. Return of the ape man keeps a similar premise as the first ape man. Some say return of the ape man 1944 is one of the worst of the bunch, but so what its a blast. Lugosis star had fallen precipitously since about 1934. Return of the ape man is a brisk little film running under an hour in length. Return of the ape man 1944 0717 1944 us horror, science fiction 1h 8m user score. Yes its an old monogram pix and has nothing to do with the former ape man film with lugosi. John carradine list of movies and tv shows tv guide. 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 1944 classic horror film board.
Carradine comes to the lab when he sees the murder reported in the newspaper. Return of the ape man 1944 posted on november 10, 2014 by don. Fortunately for lugosi fans, and indeed bad film aficionados in general, i. General urko, in charge of the gorilla army, wants to wipe out the humanoid menace. Technically, the two were also in the universal black cat a decade earlier, but carradine was an uncredited bit player in that. Horror, scifi, romance return of the ape man directors. Although life has existed for millions of years, only in the past centuryandahalf have we begun to use science to explore the ancestral roots of our own species. Bela lugosi, george eldredge, john carradine, ernie adams, tod andrews, mike donovan, george zucco, frank moran, teala loring, mary currier, eddy chandler, horace b. In order to get the job, warren sabotages his competition. Luana walters as a journalist and tristram coffin as a small town doctor investigate and solve. The film follows the tale of a part human part ape. The ape man is a 1943 horrorscience fiction film directed by william beaudine and starring bela lugosi. Picture quality left a lot to be desired and the total lack of extras is a disappointment, especially compared to other recent lugosi releases. Lugosi portrays a mad scientist who injects his aging wife played by elizabeth russell with fluids from virginal young brides in order to preserve her beauty.
Lugosi is an overly ambitious scientist, only this time hes concerned with preserving and resurrecting bodies on ice. Voodoo man 1944, the ape man 1943 and return of the ape man 1944. Actor george zucco, as the ape man, received third billing after bela lugosi and john carradine. 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. In ape city, the head of the simian senate is orangutan dr. While on an arctic expedition, two scientists find the frozen body of a prehistoric caveman.
It was directed by philip rosen with topbilled star bela lugosi and supporting. 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. Oct 31, 2010 return of the ape man was on home video. With bela lugosi, louise currie, wallace ford, henry hall. Nov 04, 2017 in terms of craziness, we have the ridiculous ape man running wild, but thats about it. 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.