The Monster and the Ape was the 26th serial released by Columbia Pictures and was released in 1945. Plot The Monster of the title is the "Metalogen Man", a robot created by Professor Franklin Arnold. After displaying his invention, the robot is stolen by Professor Ernst with the aid of his trained ape, Thor. Ken Morgan leads the attempts to recover the stolen robot. Cast Robert Lowery as Ken Morgan George Macready as Prof. Ernst Ralph Morgan as Prof. Arnold Carole Mathews as Babs Arnold Willie Best as Flash, Arnold's assistant Jack Ingram as Dick Nordik, henchmen Anthony Warde as Joe Flint, henchmen Ted Mapes as Joe Butler, henchmen Eddie Parker as Blake Stanley Price as Mead, henchmen Bud Osborne as Zoo's Night Watchman Ray Corrigan as Thor, trained ape Critical reception The Monster and the Ape was, in the opinion of Cline, "strikingly similar to Republic's serial Mysterious Doctor Satan." However, he describes Professor Ernst as one of "the serial form's...choicest villains." Chapter titles The Mechanical Terror The Edge of Doom Flames of Fate The Fatal Search Rocks of Doom A Friend in Disguise A Scream in the Night Death in the Dark The Secret Tunnel Forty Thousand Volts The Mad Professor Shadows of Destiny The Gorilla at Large His Last Flight Justice Triumphs Source: References External links Cinefania.com 1945 films 1940s English-language films American black-and-white films American monster movies 1940s science fiction films Columbia Pictures film serials Films about apes American science fiction films 1940s American films