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The hairy ape / Eugene O'Neill's prize winning play ; a United Artists release ; screenplay by Robert D. Andrews and Decla Dunning ; directed by Alfred Santell.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmLanguage: English, Spanish Original language: English Subtitle language: Spanish Publisher: [Los Angeles, CA] : Mayfair Productions Inc., [1944]Distributor: [Los Angeles, CA] : [Cinetel Films]Description: 1 online resource (2 video files (91 min. each)) : sound, black and whiteContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
Other title:
  • Spanish title: Pasión salvaje
Uniform titles:
  • Hairy ape (Motion picture)
Related works:
  • Motion picture adaptation of (work): O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953. Hairy ape
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Online resources: Production credits:
  • Cinematographer, Lucien Andriot; editor, Harvey Manger; music, Michel Michelet.
Cast: William Bendix, Susan Hayward, John Loder, Dorothy Comingore, Roman Bohnen, Tom Fadden, Alan Napier, Charles Cane, Charles La Torre.Summary: Rough, but sensitive, ship's stoker Hank Smith ... believes his strength comes from the excessive hair that covers his body. When Hank's ship docks in Lisbon, he meets beautiful, heartless, and wealthy socialite Mildred Douglas, the lover of second engineer Lazar. Mildred is disgusted by Hank, calling him a 'hairy ape, ' but when she sees that he is fascinated and lusts after her, she decides to lead him on. She later uses her hold over him so that he can become a pawn in her nefarious schemes, leading to a disastrous chain of events.
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William Bendix, Susan Hayward, John Loder, Dorothy Comingore, Roman Bohnen, Tom Fadden, Alan Napier, Charles Cane, Charles La Torre.

Cinematographer, Lucien Andriot; editor, Harvey Manger; music, Michel Michelet.

Rough, but sensitive, ship's stoker Hank Smith ... believes his strength comes from the excessive hair that covers his body. When Hank's ship docks in Lisbon, he meets beautiful, heartless, and wealthy socialite Mildred Douglas, the lover of second engineer Lazar. Mildred is disgusted by Hank, calling him a 'hairy ape, ' but when she sees that he is fascinated and lusts after her, she decides to lead him on. She later uses her hold over him so that he can become a pawn in her nefarious schemes, leading to a disastrous chain of events.

In English or Spanish; with optional Spanish subtitles.

Online resource; title from opening/closing credits (Digitalia Film Library, viewed August 14, 2015)

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