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Synopsis: After losing his wife and daughter to polio, Dr. Bernard Adrian is determined to find a way to reverse the paralysis caused by the disease. However, because his process is considered controversial, he only has one patient, Frances Clifford, a young woman who is confined to a wheelchair. When a circus trainer is mauled by an escaped ape, Adrian takes advantage and steals some of the man's spinal fluid and learns his theory about using the substance to regenerate the nerves is correct. Needing more, Adrian kills the ape and dressed as the creature, commits murder. Who's in it? The movie stars Boris Karloff , Maris Wrixon , Gene O'Donnell, Dorothy Vaughan and Henry Hall . Review: I've had The Ape on my watch list for several years but just never found the time to watch it until finally doing so this morning. Ultimately, the film wasn't quite what I was expecting it to be, but it wasn't a terrible movie either. I think, at least by today's standar...

Synopsis: When Olaf Jensen is convicted of murdering his employer, Mrs. Blake, the whole town of Brownsville believes he is guilty. The lone exception is Jimmie, the office boy at the local newspaper, who has dreams of being a reporter and is Olaf's best friend. When his boss's niece, Millie, comes to town, she convinces Jimmie he should investigate and catch the real killer. They narrow in on a suspect but have a hard time getting anyone to believe them. Who's in it? The movie stars Jackie Moran , Marcia Mae Jones , George Cleveland , Christian Rub and Henry Hall . Review: After flipping through a bunch of movies on Amazon Prime last night I settled on Haunted House , both because it had an intriguing plot and because it fit the hour-long runtime I prefer for early movie films. It wasn't quite what I was expecting but still ended up being a good choice. The title of the movie is a bit misleading. There's a creepy house that had a murder inside of it and proves ...