The Mysterious Island (1929)
Actually filmed at the bottom of the ocean off the Bahamas, imperiled by hurricane and storm.
95 min
On a volcanic island near the Kingdom of Hetvia rules Count Dakkar, a benevolent leader and scientist who has eliminated class distinction among the island's inhabitants. Dakkar, his sister Sonia and her fiance, engineer Nicolai Roget have designed a submarine which Roget pilots on its initial voyage just before the island is overrun by Baron Falon, despotic ruler of Hetvia. Falon sets out after Roget in a second submarine and the two craft, diving to the ocean's floor, discover a strange land populated by dragons, giant squid and an eerie undiscovered humanoid race.
- Release date
- October 5, 1929
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Lionel Barrymore as Count Andre Dakkar
- Jacqueline Gadsdon as Countess Sonia Dakkar
- Lloyd Hughes as Nikolai Roget
- Montagu Love as Baron Falon
- Harry Gribbon as Mikhail
- Snitz Edwards as Anton
- Gibson Gowland as Dmitry
- Dolores Brinkman as Teresa
- Karl Dane as Crewman
- Edward Connelly as Radio Technician
Crew
- Lucien Hubbard · Director
- Jules Verne · Writer
- Lucien Hubbard · Writer
- Martin Broones · Composer
- Arthur Lange · Composer
- Percy Hilburn · Cinematographer
- Carl Pierson · Editor