Am I the only person alive who has actually seen this film in the past twenty years? This was the last of the Rankin-Bass/Tsuburaya Productions trio of films which were all directed by Tom Kotani (
The Last Dinosaur and
The Bermuda Depths). Even though the movie was boring and unspectacular, the well designed ape costume made up for it.
Steven Keats!!!!!! RIP
The evil poacher tries trading this old black and white tv set playing
Frosty the Snowman for the ape. When the old African native refuses, the poacher shoots him Dr. Who style.