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The Mysterious Island

  • 19291929
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 35m
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6.1/10
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Lionel Barrymore in The Mysterious Island (1929)
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On a volcanic island near the kingdom of Hetvia rules Count Dakkar, a benevolent leader and scientist who has eliminated class distinction among the island's inhabitants. Dakkar, his daughte... Read allOn a volcanic island near the kingdom of Hetvia rules Count Dakkar, a benevolent leader and scientist who has eliminated class distinction among the island's inhabitants. Dakkar, his daughter Sonia and her fiance, engineer Nicolai Roget have designed a submarine which Roget pilot... Read allOn a volcanic island near the kingdom of Hetvia rules Count Dakkar, a benevolent leader and scientist who has eliminated class distinction among the island's inhabitants. Dakkar, his daughter Sonia and her fiance, engineer Nicolai Roget have designed a submarine which Roget pilots on its initial voyage just before the island is overrun by Baron Falon, despotic ruler o... Read all
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  • Directors
    • Lucien Hubbard
    • Benjamin Christensen(uncredited)
    • Maurice Tourneur(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Jules Verne(from the book by)
    • Lucien Hubbard(screen play)
  • Stars
    • Lionel Barrymore
    • Jacqueline Gadsdon
    • Lloyd Hughes
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  • Directors
    • Lucien Hubbard
    • Benjamin Christensen(uncredited)
    • Maurice Tourneur(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Jules Verne(from the book by)
    • Lucien Hubbard(screen play)
  • Stars
    • Lionel Barrymore
    • Jacqueline Gadsdon
    • Lloyd Hughes
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    • 22User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
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    The Mysterious Island (1929)
    Jacqueline Gadsdon and Lloyd Hughes in The Mysterious Island (1929)
    Angelo Rossitto and Carl 'Major' Roup in The Mysterious Island (1929)
    Angelo Rossitto and Carl 'Major' Roup in The Mysterious Island (1929)
    The Mysterious Island (1929)
    Jacqueline Gadsdon and Lloyd Hughes in The Mysterious Island (1929)
    Lionel Barrymore, Montagu Love, and Jacqueline Gadsdon in The Mysterious Island (1929)
    Lionel Barrymore, Jacqueline Gadsdon, and Lloyd Hughes in The Mysterious Island (1929)
    Jacqueline Gadsdon and Lloyd Hughes in The Mysterious Island (1929)
    Jacqueline Gadsdon in The Mysterious Island (1929)

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    Lionel Barrymore
    Lionel Barrymore
    • Count Andre Dakkaras Count Andre Dakkar
    Jacqueline Gadsdon
    Jacqueline Gadsdon
    • Countess Sonia Dakkaras Countess Sonia Dakkar
    Lloyd Hughes
    Lloyd Hughes
    • Nikolai Rogetas Nikolai Roget
    Montagu Love
    Montagu Love
    • Baron Falonas Baron Falon
    Harry Gribbon
    Harry Gribbon
    • Mikhailas Mikhail
    Snitz Edwards
    Snitz Edwards
    • Antonas Anton
    Gibson Gowland
    Gibson Gowland
    • Dmitryas Dmitry
    Dolores Brinkman
    • Teresaas Teresa
    Karl Dane
    Karl Dane
    • Crewmanas Crewman
    • (scenes deleted)
    Edward Connelly
    Edward Connelly
    • Radio Technicianas Radio Technician
    • (uncredited)
    Robert Dudley
    Robert Dudley
    • Workmanas Workman
    • (uncredited)
    Sydney Jarvis
    • Cossackas Cossack
    • (uncredited)
    Bob Kortman
    Bob Kortman
    • Island Stronghold Guardas Island Stronghold Guard
    • (uncredited)
    Robert McKim
    Robert McKim
    • Captain of the Guardas Captain of the Guard
    • (uncredited)
    Angelo Rossitto
    Angelo Rossitto
    • Underwater Creatureas Underwater Creature
    • (uncredited)
    Carl 'Major' Roup
    Carl 'Major' Roup
    • Underwater Creatureas Underwater Creature
    • (uncredited)
    Sam Savitsky
    • Crewmanas Crewman
    • (uncredited)
    Billy Schuler
    • Undetermined Secondary Roleas Undetermined Secondary Role
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Lucien Hubbard
      • Benjamin Christensen(uncredited)
      • Maurice Tourneur(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Jules Verne(from the book by)
      • Lucien Hubbard(screen play)
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    • Trivia
      Although the feature was promoted as "All Technicolor", in actuality, only 7234 of its original 8569 feet were filmed in color; most of the underwater sequences were filmed in B&W and tinted green, in the usual fashion of the 1920s, and some shots of explosions were enlivened by using the Kelley Color/Handschiegl spot-coloring process.
    • Goofs
      The initial views of the ship's nose during construction shows a blunt rounded appearance as with modern submarines, but the animation views of the ship underway show an almost cartoon-like shape with a swordfish-like pointy nose.
    • Quotes

      Count Andre Dakkar: Who am I? I'm a scientist - who asks nothing, but to be left alone. Here on my island we don't think of kings or rank or power. Here the humblest workman in my shops, the peasant who tills my field, is my equal. We work with but one end: to study, to learn, to be free! To seek happiness, each in his own way.

    • Alternate versions
      Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer also released this as a totally silent movie.
    • Connections
      Version of Tainstvennyy ostrov (1941)

    User reviews22

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    Mysterious Island, The (1929)

    *** (out of 4)

    I seemed to enjoy this one a tad bit more than Mario. The film tells the simple story of a scientist (Lionel Barrymore) who creates a submarine so that he can go to the bottom of the ocean to look for life. My main problem with the film is probably its historic nature in the fact that it was started as a silent film but production got pushed back so much that MGM decided to shoot some sound scenes and include them. The start of the film is sound and none of it worked for me. Like most early sound films, the dialogue was badly recorded and it really was boring and make me want to doze off. When the silent section, pretty much the rest of the film, started, I thought the film took off like a rocket. There was plenty of action from start to finish and I also enjoyed the underwater scenes. Hundreds of midgets were hired to play the sea creatures and I thought they looked pretty good. The alligator turned dinosaur was silly but the huge squid was nice. Barrymore, in the sound portion of the film, is all over the place but I thought his silent scenes were a lot better. I've always felt he was better in silents and to see him act here silent and sound was interesting to say the least.
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    • Release date
      • October 5, 1929 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La isla misteriosa
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • Budget
      • $1,130,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Silent(original version)

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