A crazed man escapes from prison to kill his wife's lover.A crazed man escapes from prison to kill his wife's lover.A crazed man escapes from prison to kill his wife's lover.
Ferike Boros
- Maria
- (as Ferika Boras)
Ernie Adams
- Convict
- (uncredited)
Eric Alden
- Minor Role
- (uncredited)
Alyce Ardell
- French Telephone Operator
- (uncredited)
Henry Armetta
- Headwaiter
- (uncredited)
Ted Billings
- Convict
- (uncredited)
Louise Brien
- English Telephone Operator
- (uncredited)
Howard Brooks
- Priest
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- TriviaFinal film of Alyce Ardell.
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a formerly wealthy man winds up at Devil's Island
In Rio, Basil Rathbone is Paul Reynard, a wealthy man seeking a loan from several banks. Actually, it transpires that he has given them all a lot of fraudulent bonds as collateral.
On his anniversary, he's arrested and shipped to Devil's Island. He makes his sidekick Dirk (Victor McLaglen) promise to keep an eye on his lovely wife Irene (Sigrid Gurie). Broke, Irene returns to her career of singing.
She then meets Bill Gregory (Robert Cummings), an engineer who was involved in a bridge that collapsed due to faulty materials - not his fault, but he is blamed. The two fall in love, although she stays loyal to her husband.
Reynard, however, escapes. There the trouble begins.
This is an odd, dark film, with some excellent performances. There are some good scenes - Reynard escaping through the swamp, Rio at Carnivale, and the nightclub scenes.
Not as good as the director's (John Brahm) other films, but recommended for fans of Rathbone and for the performances and atmosphere.
On his anniversary, he's arrested and shipped to Devil's Island. He makes his sidekick Dirk (Victor McLaglen) promise to keep an eye on his lovely wife Irene (Sigrid Gurie). Broke, Irene returns to her career of singing.
She then meets Bill Gregory (Robert Cummings), an engineer who was involved in a bridge that collapsed due to faulty materials - not his fault, but he is blamed. The two fall in love, although she stays loyal to her husband.
Reynard, however, escapes. There the trouble begins.
This is an odd, dark film, with some excellent performances. There are some good scenes - Reynard escaping through the swamp, Rio at Carnivale, and the nightclub scenes.
Not as good as the director's (John Brahm) other films, but recommended for fans of Rathbone and for the performances and atmosphere.
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- blanche-2
- Jan 10, 2022
Details
- Runtime1 hour 17 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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