USA, 1922
35mm film, black and white, Prizma Color, 1.33:1
silent
An American science fiction/horror film directed by Wallace Worsley.
Plot Summary
Deranged surgeon Doctor Lamb is performing sinister experiments on human subjects, assisted by the product of an earlier experiment, a primitive ape-like creature.
Credits
Crew
Director: Wallace Worsley
Goldwyn Pictures Corporation
Producer: Samuel Goldwyn
Script: J.G. Hawks
Story: The Octave of Claudius by Barry Pain
Director of Photography: Norbert Brodine
Cast
Lon Chaney (Dr Arthur Lamb/the ape man)
Raymond McKee (Robert Sandell)
Virginia True Boardman (Mrs Sandell)
Aggie Herring (Bessie)
Virginia Madison (Angela's mother)
Fontaine La Rue (Mrs Lamb)
Jacqueline Logan (Angela Marshall)
Alternative Titles
La obsesión de un sabio – Spanish title
References
Books
Aurum Film Encyclopedia: Science Fiction by Phil Hardy (ed) p.67 – illustrated credits, review
Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.39 – credits
Vintage Science Fiction Films, 1896-1949 by Michael Benson p.137
