Shipwrecked traveler Edward Parker is rescued by a freighter delivering animals to an isolated South Seas island owned by Dr. Moreau. Parker fights with the freighter's drunken captain who mistreats M'ling, a passenger with some bestial features, and the captain tosses Parker overboard into Mr. Montgomery's boat, which is bound for Moreau's island.
A shipwrecked traveler named Edward Parker is rescued by a vessel transporting animals to an isolated South Seas island owned by Dr. Moreau. Parker confronts the freighter's inebriated captain who mistreats M'ling, a passenger exhibiting hybrid features, and the captain discards Parker into Mr. Montgomery's boat, which is headed for Moreau's island.