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 ...
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| Lionel Barrymore | ... | Dakkar | |
| Jacqueline Gadsdon | ... | Sonia (as Jane Daly) | |
| Lloyd Hughes | ... | Nikolai | |
| Montagu Love | ... | Falon | |
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Harry Gribbon | ... | Mikhail |
| Snitz Edwards | ... | Anton | |
| Gibson Gowland | ... | Dmitry | |
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Dolores Brinkman | ... | Teresa |
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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 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 of Hetvia. Falon sets out after Roget in a second submarine and the two craft, diving to the ocean's floor, discover a strange land populated by dragons, giant squid and an eerie undiscovered humanoid race. Written by Doug Sederberg <vornoff@sonic.net>
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Actually filmed at the bottom of the ocean off the Bahamas, imperiled by hurricane and storm.(Print Ad-Granby Leader-Mail,((Granby, PQ)) 20 December 1929) See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
5 October 1929 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
La isla misteriosa See more »Filming Locations:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USAEdit
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$1,130,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$55,000Company Credits
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| (Turner library print)Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric System) (musical score and sound effects) (talking sequences)| Silent (original version)Color:
Color (2-color Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.20 : 1
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Footage shot by Maurice Tourneur and Benjamin Christensen in 1927 was incorporated into the movie. See more »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. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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I saw this a one AM last week on a TMC linel Barrymore marathon.C'mon anything thats labeled sci-fi and 1929 you just gotta love.This semi-talkie has the usual Vernian speculation (distant cousins of man living in the sea a la Blacklagoon) combined with twenties class conflict and Ceasarianism. But the real show is the special effects. Forgive me but those old silent FX just seem so much more "special" than the ones we have to day. Their cool if nothing for their age and a unique surreal quality that you don't see in talkies. Don't beleive me just ask the sea people.