Murder At Midnight - The Ape Song

Devolution Murder At Midnight - The Ape Song Raymond Edward Johnson, Ruth Yorke, Brad Barker Written by Peter Martin Man and Ape. What really separates us? Is it our civilized behaviour, our tacit commitment to the rights of our fellow human beings, and a collective striving for the advancement of culture through science, philosophy, and the arts? Or is it just the thumbs? The Ape Song makes a strong case for the latter theory. Despite the quaint Darwinian notion that we, as a species, have evolved to a higher level than our simian brethren, we still rob, abuse, and even kill our fellow beings at a rate that would make King Kong blush. In The Ape Song, big game hunter Crain Folliette (Raymond Edward Johnson) returns from his latest African safari with a live ape, and the intention of having the beast murder his wife. He has no qualms about forcing the ape to perform a task that he himself would be incarcerated or executed for, demanding that the animal evolve, or perhaps 'devolve', into a state of humanity at its worst. What Folliette fails to consider, however, is that evolution may be a two-way street. As self-important hunter Crain Folliette, Johnson brings a healthy dose of superiority to his character, so that we believe him to be capable of murder without remorse. Raymond Edward Johnson's familiarity to radio listeners of the era, as the quintessential horror host of Inner Sanctum Mysteries, certainly would not have hampered his portrayal of a cold-blooded killer. His…