The Hairy Ape
The Hairy Ape

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- 61/100 based on 467 votes
  • Released: 1944
  • Runtime: 92 mins
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  • Studio: Mayfair Productions Inc.
  • Genres: Drama

Hank Smith, a brutish stoker on board a freighter, is appalled when Mildred Douglas, a society girl forced by circumstance to travel as a passenger, visits the stokehold and recoils at the filthy, sweating Hank. A powerhouse of a man with a primitive confidence, Hank has never been looked down on before nor suffered the insult "hairy ape" flung at him by the rich girl. At first he seeks vengeance for the insult, but broods over it until more than anything, he desires to under... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Hairy Ape:

William Bendix
Susan Hayward
John Loder
Dorothy Comingore
Roman Bohnen
Tom Fadden

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Hank Smith, a brutish stoker on board a freighter, is appalled when Mildred Douglas, a society girl forced by circumstance to travel as a passenger, visits the stokehold and recoils at the filthy, sweating Hank. A powerhouse of a man with a primitive confidence, Hank has never been looked down on before nor suffered the insult "hairy ape" flung at him by the rich girl. At first he seeks vengeance for the insult, but broods over it until more than anything, he desires to understand it. When the ship reaches port, he seeks her out in her upper class surroundings, determined to grasp the meaning of the encounter.

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Nick's Flick Picks - 8/10 by Nick DavisOne of those films that profits in some tiny but intriguing way from being such a bastardization of the source material.
User Review - 6/10 by James HODDLY APPEALING, RATHER CAMPY AT TIMES. HAYWARD IS GORGEOUS. GOOD COSTUME DESIGN, WELL CAST. DIFFERENT.
User Review - 6/10 by Greg Wbased on a eugene o'neill play One of those films that profits in some tiny but intriguing way from being such a bastardization of the source material

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