The Hairy Ape

02 Jul 1944 (USA)

During the 1940s, social class conflict is depicted when a spoiled socialite, traveling on a freighter, calls the ship’s head stoker a hairy ape, provoking him into stalking the rich woman once ashore in New York.

During the 1940s, social class conflict is depicted when a spoiled socialite, traveling on a freighter, calls the ship’s head stoker a hairy ape, provoking him into stalking the rich woman once ashore in New York.

Director: Alfred Santell
Writer: Eugene O'Neill / Robert Hardy Andrews / Decla Dunning
Stars: William Bendix / Susan Hayward / John Loder / Dorothy Comingore / Roman Bohnen
Genre: Drama / Film-Noir
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