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Oct 18, 2011 · Picture 6/10. Erle C. Kenton’s Island of Lost Souls, an adaptation of H. G. Wells’ The Island of Dr. Moreau, makes its debut on Blu-ray and is presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.33:1 on dual-layer disc in a new 1080p/24hz high-definition transfer. The original negative is long gone and the film had been chopped up and reedited over ...
Oct 25, 2011 · ISLAND OF LOST SOULS was directed by Erle C. Kenton, who is known primarily as a competent enough director of B-films. This superbly crafted work is the exception. Kenton excels in his handling of the Philip Wylie/Waldemar Young script by keeping the pace brisk (the film runs just 70 minutes), and by sustaining a genuine aura of eeriness and ...
Oct 27, 2011 · Island of Lost Souls probably won't appeal to many younger audiences, but for lovers of horror cinema, pre-code films or B-movies, this is one major treat that deserves your time, attention and ...
Oct 22, 2015 · Island of Lost Souls is one of the best of the many weird films of 1932—a year that saw other horror features like Doctor X, White Zombie (coming to the Cinematheque in a new restoration in early 2016), and Murders in the Rue Morgue, but also harder-to-categorize films like Kongo, Chandu the Magician, and of course, Tod Browning’s Freaks ...
Oct 22, 2015 · Island of Lost Souls is one of the best of the many weird films of 1932—a year that saw other horror features like Doctor X, White Zombie (coming to the Cinematheque in a new restoration in early 2016), and Murders in the Rue Morgue, but also harder-to-categorize films like Kongo, Chandu the Magician, and of course, Tod Browning’s Freaks ...
Erle C. Kenton. Director. H.G. Wells. Novel. Waldemar Young. Screenplay. Philip Wylie. Screenplay. An obsessed scientist conducts profane experiments in evolution, eventually establishing himself as the self-styled demigod to a race of mutated, half-human abominations.
