In 19th Century Paris, the maniacal Dr. Mirakle abducts young women and injects them with ape blood in an attempt to prove ape-human kinship. He constantly meets failure as the abducted women die. Medical student Pierre Dupin discovers what Mirakle is doing too late to prevent the abduction of his girlfriend Camille. Now he desperately tries to enlist the help of the police to get her back.
借鉴了卡里加里博士的小屋以及金.维多的波西米亚人中的某些桥段，同时影片的最后部分也被金刚借鉴。看过这个故事的人（或者是看过这部电影的人）一定会更加的确定福尔摩斯和杜平间的相似性。惊悚恐怖的氛围其实略缺乏但是却有种不经意的喜剧效果，尤其是三个人争论是丹麦人还是德国人的桥段很搞笑。
故事看着有点奇奇怪怪…最后是很金刚 Lugosi这个连心眉瞩目 mad scientist老一套 结局还略戏剧性
大猩猩掳走女人，比《金刚》早一年
爱伦坡作品改编，开篇连环凶杀案，有点内涵开膛手杰克，疯狂科学家试图用滴血认亲证明进化论，此处顺带暗讽一把进化论，电影时代局限性不仅如此，马戏团片段简直是教科书级别的歧视。最后三分之一情节急转，本以为科学家可以独当一面，结果世事难料，电影遂转型为怪兽片。除了喜闻乐见的英雄救美之外，猩猩劫持女主爬楼，而且爱上女主等诸多桥段启发了以后多部《金刚》。抛开糟粕不谈，电影利用蒙太奇手法表现路人旁观者心态，执法...
In 19th Century Paris the maniacal Dr. Mirakle abducts young women and injects them with ape blood in an attempt to prove ape-human kinship. He constantly meets failure as the abducted women die. Medical student Pierre Dupin discovers what Mirakle is doing too late to prevent the abduction of his girlfriend Camille. Now he desperately tries to enlist the help of the police to ...
