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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. Island of Lost Souls is about Edward Parker (Arlen), a sailor who ...
- 23 December 1932 (Chicago)
A mad doctor experiments on humans and animals on a remote island, creating a tribe of beast-men. IMDb provides cast, crew, reviews, trivia, awards, and more for this classic adaptation of H.G. Wells' novel.
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A classic horror film based on H. G. Wells's novel The Island of Dr. Moreau, starring Charles Laughton as a mad scientist who conducts genetic experiments on a remote island. The film features expressionistic photography, groundbreaking makeup effects, and the legendary Bela Lugosi in one of his most gruesome roles.
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Island Of Lost Souls (1932) -- (Movie Clip) A Laughing Jackass Paul Hurst as Donahue has the unlucky assignment of escorting Ruth (Leila Hyams), come to find her fiancè Parker (Richard Arlen), on the south sea island where he’s been taken in by mad Dr. Moreau (Charles Laughton), knowing nothing as yet about his freaky man-beasts and “bio-anthropological research,” in Island Of Lost ...
- Erle C. Kenton
- Charles Laughton
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 ...
A mad doctor experiments on animals and humans on a remote island, while a shipwrecked sailor tries to escape. IMDb provides three different summaries of the film, based on the novel by H. G. Wells.
Erle C. Kenton. Director. H.G. Wells. Novel. Philip Wylie. Screenplay. Waldemar Young. 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.
