Adventure Island (film)
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| Adventure Island | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Sam Newfield |
| Produced by |
William H. Pine (producer) (uncredited) William C. Thomas (producer) (uncredited)[1] |
| Written by |
Lloyd Osbourne Maxwell Shane (writer) Robert Louis Stevenson (novel The Ebb Tide) |
| Starring |
Rory Calhoun Rhonda Fleming Paul Kelly John Abbott Alan Napier |
| Music by | Darrell Calker |
| Cinematography | Jack Greenhalgh |
| Editing by | Howard A. Smith |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release dates | August 13, 1947 |
| Running time | 66 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
Adventure Island is a 1947 American South Seas action/adventure film shot in Cinecolor and directed by Sam Newfield (using the pseudonym "Peter Stewart") for Paramount Pictures' Pine-Thomas Productions--one of the few times director Newfield worked for a major studio--and starring Rory Calhoun and Rhonda Fleming. It is a remake of the 1937 film Ebb Tide, based on the novel of the same name by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Plot summary
Differences from novel
Cast
- Rory Calhoun as Mr. Herrick
- Rhonda Fleming as Faith Wishart
- Paul Kelly as Capt. Donald Lochlin
- John Abbott as Huish
- Alan Napier as Attwater
Soundtrack
References
- ↑ p.125 Eames, John Douglas The Paramount Story Crown, 1985
External links
- Adventure Island at the Internet Movie Database
- Adventure Island is available for free download at the Internet Archive [more]
- Adventure Island at allmovie
- Adventure Island at Rotten Tomatoes
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