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The Ape Man (Lock Your Doors)

The Ape Man (Lock Your Doors) (1943)

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Release Date: Mar 5, 1943 Wide

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Whatever poor Bela Lugosi may have done in a past life, the man did not deserve The Ape Man, arguably the worst of his Monogram horror clunkers. Viewed today, it seems that screenwriter Barney Sarecky and infamous director William Beaudine (whose nickname "One Shot" was earned helming movies like this) were out to humiliate the proud Hungarian actor at every opportunity. They had the man, who once turned down the Frankenstein monster because he found the role demeaning, walk about the entire

Mar 29, 2005

Independent International Pictures Corp.

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This is some family: A sister and a brother are a medium and a mad scientist, respectively.

May 24, 2005 Full Review Source: StaciWilson.com
StaciWilson.com

One of Lugosi's Monogram cheapies; not very good, silly and campy.

February 14, 2003
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

Classically bad, so bizarre it's good.

August 21, 2002
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Audience Reviews for The Ape Man (Lock Your Doors)

If you read the plot synopsis on here, that's really all there is to it. Lugosi is changed into an ape. This movie was stupid, I don't know why anyone thought that was a good story.
September 5, 2010
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Bela Lugosi plays a doctor who accidentally transforms himself into an ape-man. He believes to reverse the process he needs the spinal fluid from living human-folk, but his collegue wont help him collect it. The ape-man and is pet gorrila now have to go out and get some fluid from unwilling donors. Amusing to see Lugosi shoot up and I think there was dick-joke snuck in there near the beginning.
June 20, 2011
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