Adventure Island (1947)
- Starring:
- Rory Calhoun, Rhonda Fleming, (more)
- Director(s):
- Peter Stewart
Synopsis of Adventure Island
Adventure Island is a shorter and less satisfying remake of the 1937 Paramount actioner Ebb Tide. Rory Calhoun, Paul Kelly and John Abbott star as Herrick, Lochlin and Hulsh, three mercenary seamen involved in illegal activities in the South Seas. Hired to pilot a schooner to Australia, the threesome plan instead to rob the vessel of its precious cargo. Much to their dismay, they discover that the cargo is bogus, and that they're stuck taking care of the former captain's pretty but contentious daughter Faith Rhonda Fleming. The four lost souls are later imprisoned by Mr. Atwater Alan Napier, in the role played in Ebb Tide by Lloyd Nolan, a megalomaniac who rules a tiny island by exploiting the superstitions of the local natives. Assembled by Pine-Thomas productions, Adventure Island represents a rare excursion away from Poverty Row by director Sam Newfield, here travelling under the alias of Peter Stewart. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Adventure Island
- Rory Calhoun - Mr. Herrick
- Paul Kelly - Capt. Lochlin
- Alan Napier - Mr. Atwater
- Rhonda Fleming - Faith Wishart
- John Abbott - Mr. Hulsh
- Director(s):
- Peter Stewart
- Writer(s):
- Maxwell Shane
- Producer(s):
- William C. Thomas, William Pine
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