Island of Lost Souls (1932)

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Directed by

Erle C. Kenton

Starring (View all)

Charles Laughton
Dr. Moreau

Richard Arlen
Edward Parker

Leila Hyams
Ruth Thomas

Bela Lugosi
Sayer of the Law

Kathleen Burke
The Panther Woman

Arthur Hohl
Montgomery

Stanley Fields
Captain Davies

Paul Hurst
Donahue

Written by (View all)

Waldemar Young
(screenplay) and

Philip Wylie
(screenplay)

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Description: After his ship goes down, Edward Parker is rescued at sea. Parker gets into a fight with Captain Davies of the Apia and the Captain tosses him overboard while making a delivery to the tiny tropical island of Dr. Moreau. Parker discovers that Moreau has good reason to be so secretive on his lonely island. The doctor is a whip-cracking task master to a growing population of his own gruesome human/animal experiments. He does have one prize result, Lota the beautiful panther woman. Parker's fortunes for escape look up after his fiancée Ruth finds him with the help of fearless Captain Donohue. However, when Moreau's tribe of near-hu ... (more)

Release date: 1 December 1932
UPC: 022891979029

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"This is easily the best adaptation of H.G. Well's "The Island Of Dr. Moreau". Many versions have been filmed, but have mostly ranged from mediocre to downright disasterous. This one is considered the definitive adaptation, and for good reason. It must've been quite a boundary-pushing film for it's time, with it's gruesome effects and controversial subject matter. Charles Laughton starred here, in his first Hollywood role as Dr. Moreau, and gives the definitive performance of the mad doctor. He i"