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Island of Lost Souls: Directed by Erle C. Kenton. With Charles Laughton, Richard Arlen, Leila Hyams, Bela Lugosi. A mad doctor conducts ghastly genetic experiments on a remote island in the South Seas, much to the fear and disgust of the shipwrecked sailor who finds himself trapped there.
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- Film-Noir, Horror, Sci-Fi
- Erle C. Kenton
- 1932-12
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 (1932) was the first sound film adaptation of The Island of Doctor Moreau, note directed by Erle C. Kenton and starring Charles Laughton, Richard Arlen, and Bela Lugosi. Edward Parker (Arlen) is the sole survivor of a mysterious shipwreck.
Overview. An obsessed scientist conducts profane experiments in evolution, eventually establishing himself as the self-styled demigod to a race of mutated, half-human abominations.
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Shipwrecked traveler Edward Parker is rescued by a freighter delivering animals to an isolated South Seas island owned by Dr. Moreau. After Parker fights with the freighter's drunken captain for his mistreating M'ling, a passenger with some bestial features, the captain tosses Parker overboard into Mr. Montgomery's boat, bound for Moreau's island ....
Charles Laughton as Dr. MoreauRichard Arlen as Edward ParkerLeila Hyams as Ruth ThomasBela Lugosi (billed as Bela "Dracula" Lugosi in the trailer) as Sayer of the LawApia, SamoaThe Island of Dr. Mareau (location)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.
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Oct 25, 2011 · Island of Lost Souls: The Beast Flesh Creeping Back. A n Erle C. Kenton–directed Paramount feature based on the 1896 H. G. Wells novel The Island of Dr. Moreau, Island of Lost Souls (1932) is the story of a mad scientist’s attempts to convert wild animals into human beings by way of vicious medical procedures.
