Island of Lost Souls
TERROR! Stalked the Brush-Choked Island...Where Men Who Were Animals Sought the Girl Who Was All-Human!
Science FictionHorrorexotic islandbased on novel or bookmad scientistman beaststrandedmad doctorheld captiveremote islandpre-codegenetic engineeringsouth sea islandgod complex
A deeply unsettling pre-code horror film about a mad scientist's godlike delusions and his grotesque experiments, suffused with dread and moral transgression.
An obsessed scientist conducts profane experiments in evolution, eventually establishing himself as the self-styled demigod to a race of mutated, half-human abominations.
Essence
Ensemble
Charles Laughton
Dr. Moreau
Richard Arlen
Edward Parker
Leila Hyams
Ruth Thomas
Bela Lugosi
The Sayer of the Law
Kathleen Burke
Lota the Panther Woman
Arthur Hohl
Montgomery
Stanley Fields
Capt. Davies
Paul Hurst
Capt. Donahue
Hans Steinke
Ouran
Tetsu Komai
M`ling
George Irving
Consul
Jack Bardette
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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