Mystery Island (1937 film)

Mystery Island
Directed by J.A. Lipman
Starring Brian Abbot
Studio Commonwealth Film Laboratories
Release date(s) 1937
Running time 56 minutes (Australia)
Country Australia
Language English

Mystery Island is a 1937 Australian film shot almost entirely on location near Lord Howe Island.[1]. It stars Brian Abbot and Desmond Hay, who sailed back to the mainland together after filming in a 16-foot open boat and were never heard of again.[2]

The female lead, Jean Laidley (real name Jean Mort), was great-granddaughter of Thomas Sutcliffe Mort.

Cast

References

  1. ^ "ALL-AUSTRALIAN ISLAND FILM." The Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 14 Jul 1936: 16 accessed 15 Dec 2011
  2. ^ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998.

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