Island of Lost Souls (1932) Erle C. Kenton
Island of Lost Souls (1932)
Genre: Adventure | Horror | Sci-Fi
Country: USA | Director: Erle C. Kenton
Language: English | Subtitles: English (Optional, embedded in Mkv file)
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1 | Length: 70mn
Bdrip H264 Mkv - 1280x720 - 23.976fps - 1.19gb
After his ship goes down, Edward Parker is rescued at sea. Parker gets
into a fight with Captain Davies of the Apia and the Captain tosses him
overboard while making a delivery to the tiny tropical island of Dr.
Moreau. Parker discovers that Moreau has good reason to be so secretive
on his lonely island. The doctor is a whip-cracking task master to a
growing population of his own gruesome human/animal experiments. He does
have one prize result, Lota the beautiful panther woman. Parker's
fortunes for escape look up after his fiancée Ruth finds him with the
help of fearless Captain Donohue. However, when Moreau's tribe of
near-humans rises up to rebel, no one is safe...
This
chilling adaptation of the H.G.Well's novella, "The Island of Dr
Moreau" remains unsurpassed, despite two later wretched attempts to
improve upon it. Banned in England upon release! An exotic, but sinister
atmosphere pervading Moreau's privately-owned island is enhanced by
filming in Black & White, whose shadowy contrasts imbue the setting
which a dark, suspenseful tone. Moreau amorally attempts to "play God"
by creating "manimals" - hybrid humans and animals - via surgical
vivasection and blood transfusion in his laboratory, The House of Pain.
Charles Laughton has never been more campily devilish as when playing
Moreau - an exquisite performance by a great actor.
Bela Lugosi plays a small, but effective part as "The Sayer of the Law": "Are we not men?" Kathleen Burke as the beautiful, erotic "Panther Woman" who develops an ill-fated romance with the protagonist, Edward Parker (played by Richard Arlen). Crisp direction by Erle Kenton, with nice make-up effects by Wally Westmore. The cutaway from the grisly ending when Moreau is about to be subjected to "surgery of the most fatal kind" in The House of Pain is most appreciated and is what I consider to be an exercise in directorial restraint and finesse. My imagination more than filled in the horrific details. Kudos to Mr. Kenton!
Bela Lugosi plays a small, but effective part as "The Sayer of the Law": "Are we not men?" Kathleen Burke as the beautiful, erotic "Panther Woman" who develops an ill-fated romance with the protagonist, Edward Parker (played by Richard Arlen). Crisp direction by Erle Kenton, with nice make-up effects by Wally Westmore. The cutaway from the grisly ending when Moreau is about to be subjected to "surgery of the most fatal kind" in The House of Pain is most appreciated and is what I consider to be an exercise in directorial restraint and finesse. My imagination more than filled in the horrific details. Kudos to Mr. Kenton!
Island of Lost Souls (1932)
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