The Ape

1940 film by William Nigh
Movie film Q1859718
The Ape
Monogram Pictures · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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The Ape

Summary

The Ape is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (98 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Ape's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Ape was directed by William Nigh[4].
  • Curt Siodmak wrote the screenplay for The Ape[5].
  • The Ape's composer is recorded as Edward J. Kay[6].
  • The Ape's genre is horror film[7].
  • The Ape's genre is monster film[8].
  • A cast member of The Ape was Boris Karloff[9].
  • A cast member of The Ape was George Cleveland[10].
  • A cast member of The Ape was Ray Corrigan[11].
  • The Ape was produced by William Nigh[12].
  • The Ape's director of photography is recorded as Harry Neumann[13].
  • The original language of The Ape was English[14].
  • The Ape's Commons category is recorded as The Ape (1940 film)[15].
  • The Ape was distributed by video on demand[16].
  • The Ape's color is recorded as black-and-white[17].
  • The Ape's country of origin is recorded as United States[18].
  • The Ape was released on January 1, 1940[19].
  • The Ape's distributed by is recorded as Netflix[20].
  • The Ape's main subject is mad scientist[21].
  • The Ape's title is recorded as The Ape[22].
  • The Ape's duration is recorded as {'amount': '+62'}[23].
  • The Ape's assessment is recorded as Bechdel test[24].
  • The Ape's P14449 is recorded as 3058[25].
  • The Ape's P14462 is recorded as amzn1.dv.gti.14a9f723-f312-be9d-f764-7e15fa29870e[26].
  • The Ape's P14821 is recorded as 32215[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Ape was produced by William Nigh[12]. It was directed by William Nigh[4]. Curt Siodmak wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Boris Karloff[9], George Cleveland[10], and Ray Corrigan[11].

Publication

The Ape was released on January 1, 1940[19]. The original language of it was English[14]. Genres include horror film[7] and monster film[8]. It was distributed by video on demand[16].

Subject and Themes

The Ape's main subject is mad scientist[21].

Why It Matters

The Ape ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (98 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 32215
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 32215, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269901|batch #269901]]"
  2. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 169426
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 169426, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269266|batch #269266]]"
  3. 13w ago · Reubot · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14462 → amzn1.dv.gti.14a9f723-f312-be9d-f764-7e15fa29870e
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14462]]: amzn1.dv.gti.14a9f723-f312-be9d-f764-7e15fa29870e, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259997|batch #259997]]"
  4. 14w ago · Reubot · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Rotten tomatoes id → m/1001117-ape
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1258]]: m/1001117-ape"
  5. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject → mad scientist
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 3058
    Producer → William Nigh
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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