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Island of Lost Souls

Island of Lost Souls

TERROR! Stalked the Brush-Choked Island...Where Men Who Were Animals Sought the Girl Who Was All-Human!

19326.91h 11m

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.

Directed by Erle C. Kenton
Written by H. G. Wells, Philip Wylie, Waldemar Young
Produced by Erle C. Kenton
Box OfficeBudget: $300K0

Top Cast

Charles Laughton

Charles Laughton

Dr. Moreau

Richard Arlen

Richard Arlen

Edward Parker

Leila Hyams

Leila Hyams

Ruth Thomas

Bela Lugosi

Bela Lugosi

The Sayer of the Law

Kathleen Burke

Kathleen Burke

Lota the Panther Woman

Arthur Hohl

Arthur Hohl

Montgomery

Stanley Fields

Stanley Fields

Capt. Davies

Paul Hurst

Paul Hurst

Capt. Donahue

H

Hans Steinke

Ouran

Tetsu Komai

Tetsu Komai

M`ling

Themes & Keywords

exotic islandbased on novel or bookmad scientistman beaststrandedmad doctorheld captiveremote islandpre-codegenetic engineeringsouth sea islandgod complexcross breedlost islandmonster islandhuman animal hybridmutantshuman experimentshipwreck survivorsturned into animalgenetic experimentanimal transformationgenetically modified creaturebeastmenmissingabominationsex transformation

About Island of Lost Souls

Island of Lost Souls is a horror, science fiction film released in 1932 exploring themes of exotic island, based on novel or book, mad scientist, man beast, stranded, mad doctor. Directed by Erle C. Kenton, it stars Charles Laughton, Richard Arlen, Leila Hyams. 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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