Devil's Island (1940)
- Starring:
- Boris Karloff, Nedda Harrigan, (more)
- Director(s):
- William B. Clemens
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Synopsis of Devil's Island
Veteran movie heavy Boris Karloff plays a sympathetic role in Devil's Island. Karloff portrays a humanitarian physician, arrested for treating the wounds of a treasonous fugitive. Sent to the Devil's Island penal colony, Dr. Karloff runs afoul of sadistic commandant James Stephenson, who seems obsessed by the guillotine (an execution sequence is one of the film's longest scenes). Stephenson's wife Nedda Harrigan, fed up with her husband's cruelties, aids Karloff in turning the tables on the commandant. Participating in an escape, Karloff makes his way to freedom and clears his name. Devil's Island runs a scant 60 minutes, due to editing demands made by the French consulate in Washington, who felt that the film was detrimental to Franco-American relations. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of Devil's Island
- Boris Karloff - Dr. Charles Gaudet
- James Stephenson - Col. Armand
- Rolla Gourvitch - Colette
- Robert Warwick - Demontre
- Pedro de Cordoba - Marcel
- John Harmon - Andre
- Richard Bond - Georges
- Earl Gunn - Leon
- Dick Rich - Guard
- Frank Reicher - President of Assize Court
- Stuart Holmes - Gustav Le Brun
- Earl Dwire
- Harry Cording
- Nedda Harrigan - Mme. Lucien
- Adia Kuznetzoff - Pierre
- Will Stanton - Bobo
- Edward Keane - Dr. Duval
- Tom Wilson - Emil
- Egon Brecher - Debriac
- Sidney Bracey - Soupy
- Leonard Mudie - Advocate General
- Charles Richman - Gov. Beaufort
- George Lloyd - Dogface
- John Hamilton - Ship's Captain
- Al Bridge
- Director(s):
- William B. Clemens
- Writer(s):
- Don Ryan, Kenneth Gamet
- Producer(s):
- Bryan Foy
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