In the film, a professor's engagement is threatened when his criminal past is revealed, leading him to conduct a secret experiment to disprove the theory of inherited traits. He takes a chimpanzee from the science department, aiming to demonstrate that a person's environment, not their genes, shapes their moral compass.
Bedtime for Bonzo
A professor seeks redemption by harnessing a lab chimpanzee to demonstrate that environment plays a greater role than genetics in shaping behavior.