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Horror Island

Horror Island

Lookout! Terror pays a visit to "Horror Island" and a hunt for buried treasure ...becomes the wierdest adventure...you ever shivered through! the phantom strikes and another victim!

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Overview

A down-on-his luck businessman organizes an excursion to Sir Henry Morgan's Island for a treasure hunt only to encounter a mysterious phantom and murder.

Directed by George Waggner
Written by Alex Gottlieb, Victor McLeod, Maurice Tombragel
Produced by Ben Pivar
Box OfficeBudget: $93K0

Top Cast

Dick Foran

Dick Foran

Bill Martin

Leo Carrillo

Leo Carrillo

Tobias Clump

Peggy Moran

Peggy Moran

Wendy Creighton

Fuzzy Knight

Fuzzy Knight

Stuff Oliver

John Eldredge

John Eldredge

Cousin George

Lewis Howard

Lewis Howard

Thurman Coldwater

Hobart Cavanaugh

Hobart Cavanaugh

Professor Jasper Quinley

Walter Catlett

Walter Catlett

Sergeant McGoon

Ralf Harolde

Ralf Harolde

Rod Grady

Iris Adrian

Iris Adrian

Arleen Grady

Themes & Keywords

islandsecret passagephantomtreasure hunttreasure mapmurderfireplaceblack and whitewooden legsuit of armorhaunted castlesleepwalking

About Horror Island

Horror Island is a mystery, comedy, horror film released in 1941 exploring themes of island, secret passage, phantom, treasure hunt, treasure map, murder. Directed by George Waggner, it stars Dick Foran, Leo Carrillo, Peggy Moran. A down-on-his luck businessman organizes an excursion to Sir Henry Morgan's Island for a treasure hunt only to encounter a mysterious phantom and murder.

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