- An ape, turned near human by Dr. Coriolis and given the name 'Balaoo', is smitten by the beauty of Coriolis' niece, Madeleine. Being inquisitive, though, he runs off, getting into mischief, and falls in with a poacher who saves his life. Acting now as his slave Balaoo kills a man for the poacher, but balks on his orders to kidnap Madeleine, deciding instead to set a trap for the poacher.—Doug Sederberg <vornoff@sonic.net>
- Dr. Coriolis, an eminent scientist, transformed an enormous baboon into a being, half human and half ape. Balaoo, the name given the hideous creature by the doctor, was caught one day in the wolf trap laid by Hubert, a notorious poacher. When he was rescued by Hubert, the poor creature demonstrated by gestures that he would be his devoted slave. At last Dr. Cariolis discovered that Balaoo was the cause of all the outrages that had been perpetrated in the village, and reprimanded him so severely that he ran away. This was the last the doctor had seen of his protégé until one day he read of an elusive creature terrorizing Lagana, Switzerland, and he knew it must be Balaoo. After a consultation with the mayor of that city, a searching party was formed. At last the creature was discovered swinging from tree top to tree top and instinctively noting that he was being cornered, he threw himself into a lake. The pursuing party went after him in a launch, but this was soon capsized by the powerful arms of Balaoo and he escaped. Some time later, Balaoo turned up in the vicinity of the doctor's home, but no one knew of his whereabouts with the exception of Hubert, who instructed the beast to enter the village inn and strangle a traveler with whom he had an altercation. The faithful Balaoo did as he was told and the next morning the crime was discovered, but no one could ascribe its perpetration to anyone. Hubert was suspected, but he easily proved an alibi. The next malevolent act that Hubert instructed Balaoo to perform was the abduction of Madeline, the daughter of Dr. Cariolis, with whom he was in love. By clinging to the leafy foliage of a tree under which Madeline passed, Balaoo seized the girl and brought her to Hubert's cabin, where he perceived the poachers wicked intentions. Picking up an empty cask, Balaoo hurled it at the poacher who dodged it and fired a shot into the body of Balaoo. The animal then laid a trap in the nature of a pit for the poacher who unsuspectingly walked right into it and broke both legs. The poacher told Balaoo by gestures where he bad hidden Madeline. Balaoo then brought Dr. Cariolis to the place where his daughter was hidden. The police were notified, the poacher was taken from the pit and placed under arrest, and, after telling by gestures who was the instigator of the murder, Balaoo passed away. - The Moving Picture World, May 17, 1913
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