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An 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 …
Led by a note-perfect performance from Charles Laughton, Island of Lost Souls remains the definitive film adaptation of its classic source material. Read Critics Reviews. TOP CRITIC. Oct 8,...
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1h 10m 1932. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Photos & Videos. Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Quotes. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. On a remote island, a mad scientist turns wild animals into human monsters. Cast & Crew. Read More. Erle C. Kenton. Director. Charles Laughton. Dr. Moreau. Richard Arlen. Edward Parker. Leila Hyams. Ruth Thomas.
Summaries. 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. After his ship goes down, Edward Parker is rescued at sea.
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.
Overview. An obsessed scientist conducts profane experiments in evolution, eventually establishing himself as the self-styled demigod to a race of mutated, half-human abominations. Erle C. Kenton. Director. H.G. Wells. Novel. Waldemar Young. Screenplay. Philip Wylie. Screenplay.
