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Condemned! (1929)

| Drama | 3 November 1929 (USA)
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Suave thief Colman is sent to Devil's Island, where he becomes romantically involved with the wife of sadistic warden Digges.

Director:

Wesley Ruggles

Writers:

Sidney Howard (written for the screen by), Blair Niles (founded upon book "Condemned to Devil's Island")

Stars:

Ronald Colman, Ann Harding, Dudley Digges | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Ronald Colman ... Michel Oman
Ann Harding ... Madame Vidal
Dudley Digges ... Jean Vidal
Louis Wolheim ... Jacques Duval
William Elmer ... Pierre
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Suave thief Colman is sent to Devil's Island, where he becomes romantically involved with the wife of sadistic warden Digges.

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Plot Keywords:

devil's island | town gossip | solitary confinement | escape | forbidden love | See All (8) »

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A kiss that cannot be forgotten!

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Drama

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 November 1929 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Condemned to Devil's Island See more »

Filming Locations:

Catalina Island, California, USA See more »
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Budget:

$600,000 (estimated)
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Production Co:

The Samuel Goldwyn Company See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono (MovieTone)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.20 : 1
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Trivia

This is first of eight films on which both Samuel Goldwyn and Sidney Howard worked. The last was Raffles (1939). See more »

Quotes

Madame Vidal: What have you done?
Jean Vidal: What have I done? Your lover tried to murder me!
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Crazy Credits

Opening credits prologue: The action takes place at the French Penal Colony in South America, commonly known as"Devil's Island." See more »

Connections

Referenced in The Youngest Profession (1943) See more »

Soundtracks

Song of the Condemned
(uncredited)
Written by Jack Meskill and Pete Wendling
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Not all that believable, but some nice scenes and Digges is great
14 October 2017 | by gbill-74877 – See all my reviews

There is such an element of unreality to the idea that the warden at the Devil's Island penal colony would allow one of the inmates to act as a servant in his home and to be alone with his wife throughout the day, that you'll have to go into this movie suspending your disbelief. Ronald Colman is suave as the convict, and it's always a joy to see him, and here he is opposite Ann Harding, who varies between down to earth and over-emoting. The film does set the stage with some nice 'hard prison' scenes, including one of a man howling in solitary confinement, but next to Colman smooth-talking Harding, something seems off. Perhaps Colman is a little too debonair. On the other hand, the film is entertaining and worth seeing. I liked the supporting cast most, and thought that Dudley Digges turned in the best performance as the warden, angrily spewing his bile.
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