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Auction History Result #384 RETURN OF THE APE MAN 8x10 R50 Lugosi Date Sold 2/19/2002Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. R50 Vintage Theatrical 8x10 Still (Learn More) Return of the Ape Man, the 1944 Philip Rosen fantasy horror thriller ("Original Story and Screenplay by Robert Charles"; in 1943, Monogram had a hit of sorts with "The Ape Man" with Bela Lugosi in the title role; they wanted to make a sequel, but Lugosi likely didn't want to have to wear the ape makeup for an entire additional movie, so instead, they made this movie, which is not really a sequel in any way, except for the title, and in it, two scientists find a caveman frozen in the ice, and they revive him, and decide to transplant a "modern" human brain into his body, and the movie goes downhill from there!) starring Bela Lugosi, John Carradine, Frank Moran (in the title role as the Ape Man), Tod Andrews, Teala Loring, Mary Currier, and George Zucco (who is credited but is not really in the movie). What do we mean that Zucco was "not really in the movie"? He was hired to play the title character, and he shot a few test scenes, but then he got sick, and he was replaced by Frank Moran. But he had signed a contract guaranteeing third billing, and they went ahead and gave him the third billing on the posters! They actually did use a little bit of that test footage in the movie, with him in makeup, so he does kind of appear! He recovered from his illness in time to make the sequel movie to this, "Voodoo Man"! Note that the movie was made in 1943, but was not released until 1944 (no doubt due to George Zucco being replaced). NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Condition: very good. There is a 1" tear in the center of the top blank border (slightly extending into the image background). There are a few small tears in the and minor creases in the blank borders.. This week on eBay, eMoviePoster is selling an amazing collection of horror/sci-fi/fantasy vintage 8x10 stills. Most of the stills from the 1950s on were obtained by the collector directly from a movie theater. Most of the earlier stills were purchased from the leading movie memorabilia stores in the 1960s and 1970s. All of the stills purchased from stores were sold as originals, and many of them have original notations on the back that would certainly seem to confirm that they are indeed original. We at eMoviePoster carefully examined every still, and believe every one we are selling is a genuine original vintage still! However, since we know there is no way you can know this for sure from looking at a digital image, be aware that we unconditionally guarantee every still we sell to vintage and from the year we say it is. If you purchase any stills, and after receiving them, have doubts as to their originality, simply return it within one week for a no questions asked refund! We have sold many thousands of stills on eBay in the past two years, and only a handful of them were ever returned because the buyer had any doubt. We stand behind every item we sell! Learn More about condition grades 
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