Starring Johnny Weissmuller, Carol Thurston, Max Palmer, Burt Wenland,

Nestor Paiva

Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet



Print: black/white

Runtime: 71 min.

Genre: adventure

Print Quality: B



Killer Ape is one of the most violent entries in Columbia's "Jungle Jim"

series. In this outing, Jim (Johnny Weissmuller) finds out that members of

the Wazuli tribe are selling animals to white hunters. These animals are in

turn used for illegal research in a scheme to create drugs for bacterial

warfare. Before Jim can foil the villains' plans, he must first clear himself

of a murder charge. The film's title derives from the tribesmen's habit of

wearing ape costumes to scare away outsiders. As usual, many of the

film's best scenes go to Tamba the Chimp, who gets even more screen

time than leading lady Carol Thurston.