Wednesday, February 22, 2023

William Henry Pratt in THE APE

I hate to monkey around but . . . I asked my wife what movie reminded her most of me and this one was the one she chose:


It is nice to know she thinks of me as a laboratory animal abused by Boris Karloff. At least she had me spayed and neutered. 

Redundant but okay. Guess she wanted to cover both x and y.

Karloff did his own stunts. This is the origin of the phrase Pratt Falls. He later starred in the serial comedy The Veil.

An early incarnation of The Ape, according to Wikipedia, is The House of Mystery. William Nigh concocted both monkey shines.

Sources

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