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Devil's Island (1939)Unjustly condemned to Devil's Island and condemned to death, Dr. Gaudet's like is spared when his surgical skills save the life of the commandant's daughter. Director:William Clemens |
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Title: Devil's Island (1939)
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Dr. Charles Gaudet
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Nedda Harrigan | ... |
Madame Lucien
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James Stephenson | ... |
Col. Armand Lucien
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Adia Kuznetzoff | ... |
Pierre
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Rolla Gourvitch | ... |
Collette
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Will Stanton | ... |
Bobo
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Edward Keane | ... |
Dr. Duval
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Robert Warwick | ... |
Demonpre
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Pedro de Cordoba | ... |
Marcal
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Tom Wilson | ... |
Emil
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John Harmon | ... |
Andre
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Richard Bond | ... |
Georges
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Earl Gunn | ... |
Leon
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Sidney Bracey | ... |
Soupy
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George Lloyd | ... |
Dogface
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For treating a wounded revolutionary, respected brain surgeon Dr. Gaudet is sentenced to the hellish French penal colony on Devil's Island. There, he rebels against the inhuman conditions and incurs the wrath of the brutal commander, Colonel Lucien. When Lucien's daughter is injured in an accident and only Gaudet can save her, the tables are turned. Written by Anonymous
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A Drama of Inhuman Cruelty! See more »Parents Guide:
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7 January 1939 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Song of Hell See more »Filming Locations:
Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden - 301 N. Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, California, USACompany Credits
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Guard Accepting Bribe: Very quiet.
Guard Drugged by Gaudet: [Cynically] They all quiet down after a while.
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(1792) (uncredited)
Written by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
Variations in the score throughout
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Filmed late June-early August 1938 (copyright 1939), Boris Karloff's first screen role since The Invisible Menace in late 1937. His next two features were Mr. Wong, Detective (copyright 1938) and Son of Frankenstein (copyright 1939). See more »Goofs
When the horse and carriage run away, it is obviously a dummy who falls out, not the commandant;s daughter. See more »Quotes
Guard Drugged by Gaudet: [Refering to Gaudet as he relieves his fellow guard] How's the star boarder?Guard Accepting Bribe: Very quiet.
Guard Drugged by Gaudet: [Cynically] They all quiet down after a while.
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"La Marseillaise"(1792) (uncredited)
Written by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
Variations in the score throughout
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DEVIL'S ISLAND proved an interesting change-of-pace for Karloff but one which, I agree, is hampered by its second-feature status: as it stands, potentially controversial issues like miscarriage of justice, as well as prison brutality and corruption, are not dealt with in much detail and the expected showdown between Karloff and the callous warden (James Stephenson, who would die only 2 years later and whose best role was his Oscar-nominated turn in William Wyler's THE LETTER [1940]) never occurs. Instead, we're made to believe that the warden's wife is so grateful for ex-brain surgeon Karloff's having saved their daughter's life that she is perfectly willing to see her husband's ruined by reporting his mistreatment of the prisoners to higher authority - when, prior to the girl's accident, she didn't seem to bother much with them since she used to frequently ride up to the labor camp, in her finest attire, as if going on a Sunday picnic! A brave and well-made B-movie all around but, ultimately, it doesn't really tread new ground and certainly doesn't carry the sheer emotional power of I AM A FUGITIVE FROM A CHAIN GANG (1932).