Picture quality left a lot to be desired and the total lack of extras is a disappointment, especially compared to other recent lugosi releases. Im a sucker for cheap poverty row horror movies from the late 30searly 40s, and this is a gem of the genre. 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. Desperately seeking a cure, brewster believes only an injection of. Return of the ape man, dvd, horrormonsters, scificlassic, 8870907812. Return of the ape man bluray disc details highdef digest. Return of the ape man was one of nine films bela lugosi appeared for the poverty row studio monogram between 1941 and 1944. It s also the second monogram film that features lugosi, carradine and zucco, though hilariously the latter is nowhere to be seen here. Sadly, the ape man was loose long enough to kill a policeman. I suppose return of the ape man holds some intrigue due to those leads. He hangs out with an actual ape and they occasionally murder people for spinal fluid to fix lugosis bad posture.
The ape man causes some minor chaos at points, but never delves into wild violence or the like. 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. 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. Lugosi is a lot of fun as the dark scientist, so his tunnel vision leads to some fun exchanges, especially with 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. While on an arctic expedition, two scientists find the frozen body of a. Yes it s an old monogram pix and has nothing to do with the former ape man film with lugosi. It was actually the last of the series, but was released before the earlier return of the ape man 1944.
Frustrated, joe goes out for coffee after instructing her to sleep on his couch. I m an ape man i look out my window, but i cant see the sky cos the air pollution is fogging up my eyes i want to get out of this city alive and make like an ape man come and love me, be my ape man girl and we will be so happy in my ape man world i m an ape man, i m an ape ape man, i m an ape man im a king kong man, im a voodoo man i m an. Actor bela lugosi carrying actress teala loring in a scene from the film return of the ape man, 1944. Bela lugosi, george eldredge, john carradine, ernie adams, tod andrews, mike donovan, george zucco, frank moran, teala loring, mary. Brewster, who performs his diabolical experiments in a secret. A lunatic scientist attempts to defrost and reanimate a frozen neanderthal in this lowbudget chiller. Technically, the two were also in the universal black cat a decade earlier, but carradine was an uncredited bit player in that. These movies exist in a weird internal logic all their own, where it makes perfect sense for scientists to turn themselves into an ape, find out they really dont like being an ape, and then go on a reverseserumsearching snipe huntmurder spree, with another ape in tow. Carradine never played it straighter than in this film but lugosi makes up for that. Fortunately for lugosi fans, and indeed bad film aficionados in general, i was able to get a decent print on dvd. We dont go into much details about how it happened. Return of the ape man 1944 posted on november 10, 2014 by don.
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. The dialogue is mostly serious, with some unintentional camp at times. Return of the ape man by phil rosen bela lugosi, john. Its also the second monogram film that features lugosi, carradine and zucco, though hilariously the latter is nowhere to be seen here. Actor bela lugosi carrying actress teala loring in a scene from the. 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 ape man is a 1943 horror film science fiction film starring bela lugosi and directed by william beaudine. May 14, 2011 marlon brando talks about acting to survive the dick cavett show duration. Carradine comes to the lab when he sees the murder reported in the newspaper. This paltry monogram quickie stars bela lugosi as standardissue mad scientist dr.
It was a very early release by nostalgia merchant with fog island which was cut by about 15 minutes. While on an arctic expedition, two scientists find the frozen body of a prehistoric caveman. The ape man breaks out of his cell, and shows a disconcerting amount of buttcrack as he wriggles out the window. It was directed by philip rosen with topbilled star bela lugosi and supporting. Lugosi is an overly ambitious scientist, only this time hes concerned with preserving and resurrecting bodies on ice. Fortunately for lugosi fans, and indeed bad film aficionados in general, i.
After he and his assistant manage to successfully reanimate a man after a weekslong stasis, the duo decides to hunt down a prehistoric man. 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 return of the super ape e lultimo album reggae del gruppo musicale giamaicano the upsetters e stato prodotto da lee scratch perry, registrato negli studi di registrazione black ark e pubblicato nel 1977 dalle etichette discografiche upsetter records e lion of judah. On top of that, its a fascinatingly odd part of forgotten cinema history. The ape man is a 1943 horror science fiction film directed by william beaudine and starring bela lugosi. With bela lugosi, john carradine, george zucco, frank moran. Yes its an old monogram pix and has nothing to do with the former ape man film with lugosi. Browse through our impressive selection of porn videos in hd quality on any device you own. William beaudines voodoo man 1944 is perhaps the most bizarre of the lot. Afis 100 years100 passions american film institute. It came in one of those generic nm window boxes so you can read the vhs label. He and his assistant, professor john gilmore john carradine, thaw out a bum theyve had frozen in the basement for four months. Hospital visit from the carol burnett show full sketch duration.
Return of the ape man 1944 classic horror film board. 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. Aug 27, 20 william beaudines voodoo man 1944 is perhaps the most bizarre of the lot. Olive films has released voodoo man, the 1944 horroroccult outing from producers sam katzman and jack dietz for monogram pictures, starring a trio of classic horror icons. Oct 19, 2012 return of the ape man is a brisk little film running under an hour in length. This is not bad moviemaking at its finest, but it provides adequate giggles. Discover the growing collection of high quality most relevant xxx movies and clips. Return of the ape man 1944 cast and crew moviefone. Return of the ape man is a horrorscifi movie that centers around the discovery of a frozen ape man in the arctic region. You get bela lugosi, a nonape man cave man, john carradine, strangling and a silly yet enjoyable story. 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. The ape man is a 1943 horrorscience fiction film directed by william beaudine and starring bela lugosi. Watch apeman and jane full movie porn videos for free, here on.
Some say return of the ape man 1944 is one of the worst of the bunch, but so what its a blast. Oct 31, 2010 return of the ape man was on home video. Return of the ape man is a brisk little film running under an hour in length. Some of the story doesnt make sense, but, wait a minutethis is a monogram produced by sam katzman for his banner productions.
Horror, scifi, romance return of the ape man directors. Most notable are the dark psyche and trim, and the celebratory dyonanaswa, and the nearcomical tell me something good. Randall henry hall, has managed to transform himself into a hairy, stoopedover apeman. The monogram 9, that is, the nine monogram movies starring bela lugosi produced by sam katzman for his banner productions from 1941 to. 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. Come and love me, be my ape man girl and we will be so happy in my ape man world i m an ape man, i m an ape ape man, i m an ape man im a king kong man, im a voodoo man i m an ape man ill be your tarzan, youll be my jane ill keep you warm and youll keep me sane and well sit in the trees and eat bananas all day just like an ape man i m an. Return of the ape man 1944 the discovery of a perfectly preserved caveman prompts a mad scientist to attempt a daring brain transplant. Return of the ape man, bluray, horrormonsters, scificlassic, 8870907911. Apeman is featured in the film mondovino, and also appeared in the 1986 movies club paradise starring robin williams, and link starring terence stamp. 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. Only the knowledge that this was not truly a sequel to the ape man gave me the strength to watch. 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. 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.
Dreamy silliness from the vaults of monogram horror. 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. 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. Apeology reissues roast fish originally rejected by island records chris blackwell, along with 1976s super ape and 1978s return of the super. Nov 04, 2017 the ape man causes some minor chaos at points, but never delves into wild violence or the like. He tries to civilize the creature through a brain transplant but fails and must face the. 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. There are, however, some exceptional moments that make the album worth a careful listen.
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. Excellent and very long ots carry scene from old black and white movie. Marlon brando talks about acting to survive the dick cavett show duration. The song is used in the first episode of the comedy tv series the last man on earth to show the lead characters descent into a primitive style of living once civilization has ended. 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. Return of the ape man 1944 page 5 classic horror film board. This is one the cheapest and dumbest lugosi outings of the era. 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. No other sex tube is more popular and features more apeman and jane full movie scenes than pornhub. Lots of action and chaos takes place when the ape man encounters civilization. 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 ape man, also starring lugosi, is even loonier, and return of the ape man approaches that films level of lowbudget delirium. I know it s a great thing just to be able to have this type of film finally on home video at all, but it s not quite voodoo man when were talking about image sharpness.
A sequel, in name only, called return of the ape man, followed in 1944, one year later. 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. Director phil rosen starring bela lugosi, john carradine, george zucco genres horror audio languages english. 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.
Return of the ape man 1944 bela lugosijohn carradinegeorge. Overview of the hairy ape, 1944, directed by alfred santell, with william bendix, susan hayward, john loder, at turner classic movies. The film follows the tale of a part human part ape. Bela lugosi is professor dexter, a noted scientist messing around with freezing people. Bela lugosi, george eldredge, john carradine, ernie adams, tod andrews, mike donovan, george zucco, frank moran, teala loring, mary currier, eddy chandler, horace b. The carol burnett show official recommended for you. 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.
Return of the super ape lee scratch perry, lee scratch. A followup to the highly acclaimed dub opus super ape, return of the super ape, like most sequels, never reaches the heights of its predecessor. An intitleonly sequel return of the ape man followed in 1944 and starred lugosi, john carradine and george zucco. The ape man is then thawed out by the professor that discovered him. Lugosi manages to track him down while wearing a tuxedo and carrying a blowtorch. James brewster bela lugosi, aided by his colleague dr.