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Devil's Island poster

Devil's Island

"A Drama of Inhuman Cruelty!"

54
Audience
1938 · 1h 2m
Drama
Starring Boris Karloff · Nedda Harrigan · James Stephenson
Devil's Island poster
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About

A French doctor sentenced for treason performs brain surgery on the prison commandant's daughter.

Theatrical
Jan 7, 1939
Director
William Clemens
Writers
Kenneth Gamet, Don Ryan, Anthony Coldeway, Raymond L. Schrock
Producer
Bryan Foy
Music
Howard Jackson
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures
Keywords
attempt to escape doctor french court brain surgeon prison break island prison devil's island prison reform prisoner abuse strict warden innocent in jail innocent man
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Cast

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B
Boris Karloff
Dr. Charles Gaudet
N
Nedda Harrigan
Madame Lucien
J
James Stephenson
Col. Armand Lucien
A
Adia Kuznetzoff
Pierre
W
Will Stanton
Bobo
E
Edward Keane
Dr. Duval
R
Robert Warwick
Demonpre
P
Pedro de Cordoba
Marcal
T
Tom Wilson
Emil
J
John Harmon
Andre
R
Richard Bond
Georges
E
Earl Gunn
Leon
S
Sidney Bracey
Soupy
G
George Lloyd
Dogface
C
Charles Richman
Governor Beaufort
S
Stuart Holmes
Gustav LeBrun
L
Leonard Mudie
Advocate General
E
Egon Brecher
Debriac
F
Frank Reicher
President of Assize Court
J
James Blaine
Guard
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A Tale of Unrelenting Human Cruelty
Taglines A Drama of Inhuman Cruelty!
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Escape from the depths of despair
Taglines He escaped from a life worse than death . . . Devil's Island . . . the last haven of horror for the fiercest criminals on earth!
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