Devil's Island (1939 film)

Devil's Island

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
  • January 7, 1939 (1939-01-07)
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 for Karloff as the protagonist, 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 receives life-threatening wounds in an accident, the only person on Devils Island who can save her, is Gaudet.

Cast

Reception

The depiction of Devil's Island upset the French government. Fear of something similar happening resulted in a proposed 1947 film from Columbia, The End of Devil's Island, being cancelled.[2]

See also

References

  1. Stephen Jacobs, Boris Karloff: More Than a Monster, Tomohawk Press 2011 p 221-223
  2. STUDIO DROPS FILM ON DEVIL'S ISLAND: Columbia Abandons Project in Line With Industry Policy on Foreign Markets By THOMAS F. BRADYSpecial to THE NEW YORK TIMES.. New York Times (1923-Current file) [New York, N.Y] 11 Apr 1947: 30.

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