France, 1913
24m, 3 reels
black and white, 1.33:1
silent
A French horror film directed by Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset.
Plot Summary
Dr Coriolis turns a baboon into a creature that resembles a man and calls him Balaoo. The man-creature falls in love with Coriolis' niece, Madeleine, but his curiosity gets the better of him and he flees into the woods where he meets a poacher. The creature is made a slave by the poacher, who orders Balaoo to kill, but he refuses to go through with a plot to kidnap Madeleine, planning instead to kill the evil poacher…
Credits
Crew
Director: Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset
Eclair
Script: Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset
Novel: Balaoo ou des pas au plafond by Gaston Leroux
Cast
Lucien Bataille (Balaoo)
Camille Bardou (Hubert the poacher)
Henri Gouget (Dr Coriolis)
Josette Andriot
Gilbert Dalleu
Madeleine Grandjean (Madeleine)
Alternative Titles
Balaoo ou des pas au plafond – alternative title
Balaoo the Demon Baboon – alternative title
Links
Remakes
Dr Renault's Secret (1942)
The Wizard (1927)
References
Books
- The Aurum Film Encyclopedia: Horror by Phil Hardy (ed.) p.18 – credits, review
- English Gothic: A Century of Horror Cinema by Jonathan Rigby p.20
- Euro Gothic: Classics of Continental Horror Cinema by Jonathan Rigby pp.12
- French Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror and Pulp Fiction by Jean-Marc Lofficier and Randy Lofficier p.64
- Horror and Science Fiction Films: A Checklist by Donald C. Willis p.35 – credits
- Illustrated Werewolf Movie Guide by Stephen Jones p.12 – credits, review
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.24 – credits
- Vintage Science Fiction Films, 1896-1949 by Michael Benson p.135
