Island of Lost Souls
TERROR! Stalked the Brush-Choked Island...Where Men Who Were Animals Sought the Girl Who Was All-Human!
Directed by Erle C. Kenton
Produced by Paramount Pictures
A deeply unsettling pre-code horror film about a mad scientist's godlike delusions and his grotesque experiments, suffused with dread and moral transgression.
An obsessed scientist conducts profane experiments in evolution, eventually establishing himself as the self-styled demigod to a race of mutated, half-human abominations.
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Exotic IslandBased On Novel Or BookMad ScientistMan BeastStrandedMad DoctorHeld CaptiveRemote IslandPre-codeGenetic EngineeringSouth Sea IslandGod ComplexCross BreedLost IslandMonster IslandHuman Animal HybridMutantsHuman ExperimentShipwreck SurvivorsTurned Into AnimalGenetic ExperimentAnimal TransformationGenetically Modified CreatureBeastmenMissingAbominationSex Transformation
Essence
Ensemble
Charles Laughton
Dr. Moreau
Richard Arlen
Edward Parker
Leila Hyams
Ruth Thomas
Bela Lugosi
The Sayer of the Law
Kathleen Burke
Lota the Panther Woman
Arthur Hohl
Montgomery
Stanley Fields
Capt. Davies
Paul Hurst
Capt. Donahue
Hans Steinke
Ouran
Tetsu Komai
M`ling
George Irving
Consul
Jack Bardette
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Like Island of Lost Souls
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Same Mood as Island of Lost Souls
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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Island of Lost Souls, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Island of Lost Souls, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
