Island of Lost Souls(1932).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-humans rises up to rebel, no one is safe... Written byGary Jackson <garyjack5@cogeco.ca>... Synopsis Island of Lost Souls(1932)
Movie Title: Island of Lost Souls(1932)
Run Time: 70 min
Rating: 7.6 / 10
Genres: Adventure |Horror |Romance |Sci-Fi
Release Date: December 1932 (USA)
Director: Erle C. Kenton
Writer: Waldemar Young (screen play),Philip Wylie (screen play), more credit ... and other credits
Actor: Charles Laughton,Bela Lugosi,Richard Arlen
This fantastical horror movie based on "The Island of Dr. Moreau" is not necessarily scary by today's graphic standards. However, it still manages to touch on the terror of "humanity's inhumanity." It also provides a classic mad-scientist performance which still gives me the creeps. The makeup isn't perfect, but it is far superior to typical fare of the time.
