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7 January 1939 (USA) moreTagline:
He escaped from a life worse than death . . . Devil's Island . . . the last haven of horror for the fiercest criminals on earth ! morePlot:
For treating a wounded revolutionary, respected brain surgeon Dr. Gaudet is sentenced to the hellish French penal colony on Devil's Island... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Very Good moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Boris Karloff | ... | Dr. Charles Gaudet |
 | Nedda Harrigan | ... | Madame Helene Lucien |
| James Stephenson | ... | Colonel Armand Lucien |
| Adia Kuznetzoff | ... | Pierre Leroux |
| Rolla Gourvitch | ... | Collette Lucien |
| Will Stanton | ... | Bobo Hawkins |
| Edward Keane | ... | Duval, Camp Doctor |
| Robert Warwick | ... | Demonpre, Minister of the Colonies |
| Pedro de Cordoba | ... | Defense Attorney Marcal |
| Tom Wilson | ... | Emil, a Prisoner |
| John Harmon | ... | Andre Garon, a Prisoner |
| Richard Bond | ... | Georges, a Prisoner |
| Earl Gunn | ... | Leon, a Prisoner |
| Sidney Bracey | ... | Soupy, a Prisoner (as Sidney Bracy) |
| George Lloyd | ... | Dogface, a Prisoner |
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USA:Approved (PCA #4495)Filming Locations:
Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden - 301 N. Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, California, USAFun Stuff
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La Marseillaise moreFAQ
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Devil's Island (1939)
*** (out of 4)
Gritty prison drama from Warner Bros. features Boris Karloff as a brain surgeon who is sent to Devil's Island, although he's innocent. Once there he sees the torture brought on by the warden and plans on doing something about it. I was really surprised by how good this one was. The film would have benefited by a longer running time and some deeper scenes but it's still highly entertaining. Karloff was the best of the horror actors in my opinion but he could sleepwalk through roles every once in a while. Here he gives one of the best performances of his career outside the role of the monster. He had a burning energy throughout the film that was a lot of fun to watch. The ending doesn't work but this would be a good selection for Vol. 2 of the Controversial Collection since this film was originally banned in France and had the French government put a ban on all Warner films for a couple years (so I read).