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Originally Posted by Tommy Jarvis
The Ape Man 1943 ★★
One of the lesser Lugosi flicks about a mad scientist who turns into a half man, half ape. But to be fair, he looks less like a monster and more like a hairy version of Mister Spock. The Wolf Man was released two years prior and at least that one gave us a transformation scene.
It's also less horror and more melodrama, even though the ape man and a 100% "monkey" go on a killing spree at one point. The cast looks uninspired and, at times, even Lugosi looks like he's phoning it in.
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I was off from work yesterday and had sort of a Bela "jones" going on; hadn't seen TAM in some time.
Wow...I should have watched THE RAVEN instead. Although Bela was a little subdued, He still gave his all. I'm wondering if when He spoke the line "What a mess of things I made" was He thinking about his career.
Though Louise Currie was pretty good...she reminded Me of Katherine Hepburn a little and pretty cool when She is fighting Bela towards the end...Film historian Greg Mank mentioned how it's almost an S/.M scene, with her in the heels, cracking the whip with the jaunty score playing.
As far as the guy looking in the windows and the big reveal at the end
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TJ...I told my wife that You described Bela as looking like a hairy version of Mr Spock....and She was dying laughing
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