Devil's Island (1939 film)
| Devil's Island | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | William Clemens |
| Produced by | Bryan Foy |
| Written by |
Anthony Coldeway Raymond L. Schrock Kenneth Gamet Don Ryan |
| Starring |
Boris Karloff Nedda Harrigan |
| Cinematography | George Barnes |
| Edited by | Frank Magee |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 62 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Devil's Island is a 1939 American prison film directed by William Clemens and starring Boris Karloff. This film is notable as Karloff portrays the hero of the piece, opposed to the villain-like characters in his various horror roles.[1]
Plot
For treating a wounded revolutionary, respected surgeon, Dr. Charles Gaudet (Boris Karloff) is sentenced to life imprisonment to the infamous French penal colony on Devil's Island. It isn't long before he speaks out against the inhuman conditions and incurs the anger of the brutal prison commander, Colonel Armand Lucien (James Stephenson). But when Lucien's daughter, Collette (Rolla Gourvitch), receives life-threatening wounds in an accident, the only person on Devils Island who can save her, is Gaudet...
Cast
- Boris Karloff - Dr. Charles Gaudet
- Nedda Harrigan - Madame Helene Lucien
- James Stephenson - Colonel Armand Lucien
- Adia Kuznetzoff - Pierre Leroux
- Rolla Gourvitch - Collette Lucien
- Will Stanton - Bobo Hawkins
- Edward Keane - Duval, Camp Doctor
- Robert Warwick - Demonpre, Minister of the Colonies
- Pedro de Cordoba - Defense Attorney Marcal
- Tom Wilson - Emil, a Prisoner
- John Harmon - Andre Garon, a Prisoner
- Richard Bond - Georges, a Prisoner
- Earl Gunn - Leon, a Prisoner
- Sidney Bracey - Soupy, a Prisoner (as Sidney Bracy)
- George Lloyd - Dogface, a Prisoner
- Charles Richman - Governor Beaufort
- Stuart Holmes - Gustave LeBrun
- Leonard Mudie - Advocate General
- Egon Brecher - Debriac, LeBrun's Henchman
- Frank Reicher - President of Assize Court
See also
References
- ↑ Stephen Jacobs, Boris Karloff: More Than a Monster, Tomohawk Press 2011 p 221-223