The Hairy Ape (1944) (movie): During the 1940s, social class conflict is depicted when a spoiled socialite, traveling on a freighter, calls the ship's head stoker a hairy ape, provoking him into stalking the rich woman once ashore in New York. Discover the latest Discussions, Reviews, Quotes, Theories, Explanations and Analysis of The Hairy Ape (1944) below