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Island of Lost Souls

1932 · 71 min

A sweaty, unsettling pre-Code nightmare of science without ethics, full of jungle dread and a villain who charms while he tortures.

Tagline
TERROR! Stalked the Brush-Choked Island...Where Men Who Were Animals Sought the Girl Who Was All-Human!
Overview
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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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • science
  • morality
  • power
  • identity
  • isolation
Places
  • wilderness
  • sea
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror7
Humour2
Realism4
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
science fiction, horror
Directed by
Erle C. Kenton
Written by
Philip Wylie, Waldemar Young
Starring
Charles Laughton, Richard Arlen, Leila Hyams, Bela Lugosi, Kathleen Burke, Arthur Hohl, Stanley Fields, Paul Hurst
Cinematography
Karl Struss
Runtime
71 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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