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Island of Lost Souls is a 1932 American science fiction horror film directed by Erle C. Kenton. Produced and distributed by Paramount Productions, it is based on H. G. Wells' 1896 novel The Island of Doctor Moreau, and stars Charles Laughton, Richard Arlen, and Kathleen Burke.
No wonder this was banned in Britain for decades. Though it is currently owned by Universal, Island of Lost Souls was produced by Paramount and its atmosphere is appropriately less Universal gothic than Paramount elegance.
Island of Lost Souls: Directed by Erle C. Kenton. With Charles Laughton, Richard Arlen, Leila Hyams, Bela Lugosi. A mad doctor conducts ghastly genetic experiments on a remote island in the South Seas, much to the fear and disgust of the shipwrecked sailor who finds himself trapped there.
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- Film-Noir, Horror, Sci-Fi
- Erle C. Kenton
- 1932-12
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Jan 26, 2017 · Island of Lost Souls, the first and best screen adaptation of H.G. Well's book The Island of Dr. Moreau, is still an impressive beast eighty years after it was made. With a delicious turn from Charles Laughton as the nature-fiddling doctor there's much to admire about director Erle C. Kenton's movie.
Aug 18, 2022 · Helping to control the beast-men of the island is The Sayer of the Law, played in heavy makeup by Bela Lugosi. It is believed that Lugosi took the role to dispel a rumor that he would not...
- Brian Keiper
Oct 25, 2011 · Island of Lost Souls: The Beast Flesh Creeping Back. A n Erle C. Kenton–directed Paramount feature based on the 1896 H. G. Wells novel The Island of Dr. Moreau, Island of Lost Souls (1932) is the story of a mad scientist’s attempts to convert wild animals into human beings by way of vicious medical procedures.
A twisted treasure from Hollywood’s pre-Code horror heyday, Island of Lost Souls is a cautionary tale of science run amok, adapted from H. G. Wells’s novel The Island of Dr. Moreau.
