The Ape story

movie: The Ape (1940) · 1940-09-30

A kindly scientist seeks to cure a young woman's polio. Meanwhile, a vicious circus ape has broken out of its cage and is terrorizing the townspeople.

5 total · 3 major · 2 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
cure for an as yet uncurable disease major Dr. Bernard Adrian developed a polio paralysis reversing serum from the spinal fluid of dead men.
mobility impairment major Miss Frances Clifford had polio and was confined to a wheelchair.
romantic love major Frances Clifford and Danny Foster.
scientist occupation minor Dr. Bernard Adrian was developing cure for polio in a laboratory setting.
unethical human experimentation minor Dr. Bernard Adrian was criticized for performing unethical experiments on dogs and humans.