Island of Lost Souls
1932 | B&W | 70 Minutes | 1.37:1 | NR | Horror | Paramount
Director:
Erle C. Kenton
Writers:
Writers:
Waldemar Young
Stars:
Stars:
Charles Laughton
Bela Lugosi
Richard Arlen
After his ship goes down, Edward Parker is rescued at sea. Parker gets into a fight with Captain Davies of the Apia and the Captain tosses him overboard while making a delivery to the tiny tropical island of Dr. Moreau. Parker discovers that Moreau has good reason to be so secretive on his lonely island. The doctor is a whip-cracking task master to a growing population of his own gruesome human/animal experiments. He does have one prize result, Lota the beautiful panther woman. Parker's fortunes for escape look up after his fiancée Ruth finds him with the help of fearless Captain Donohue. However, when Moreau's tribe of near-humans rises up to rebel, no one is safe...
Cool! Another new one! At least for me. I know the general story, but have never seen a movie version of it. This preview goes to show how recognizable Bela's eyes are! Even under all that hair/fur, I could tell it was him.
ReplyDeleteI have never seen this version. I am looking forward to it.
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