The Mysterious Island (1929)
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- 1h 35min
- Adventure, Romance
- 05 Oct 1929 (USA)
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Cast verified as complete
Lionel Barrymore | ... |
Count Andre Dakkar
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Jacqueline Gadsdon | ... |
Countess Sonia Dakkar
(as Jane Daly)
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Lloyd Hughes | ... |
Nikolai Roget
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Montagu Love | ... |
Baron Falon
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Harry Gribbon | ... |
Mikhail
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Snitz Edwards | ... |
Anton
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Gibson Gowland | ... |
Dmitry
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Dolores Brinkman | ... |
Teresa
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Karl Dane | ... |
Crewman (scenesDeleted)
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Edward Connelly | ... |
Radio Technician (uncredited)
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Robert Dudley | ... |
Workman (uncredited)
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Sydney Jarvis | ... |
Cossack (uncredited)
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Bob Kortman | ... |
Island Stronghold Guard (uncredited)
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Robert McKim | ... |
Captain of the Guard (uncredited)
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Angelo Rossitto | ... |
Underwater Creature (uncredited)
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Carl 'Major' Roup | ... |
Underwater Creature (uncredited)
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Sam Savitsky | ... |
Crewman (uncredited)
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Billy Schuler | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Evelyn Selbie | ... |
Faithful Servant (uncredited)
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Jack Stoutenburg | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Harry Tenbrook | ... |
Radio Technician (uncredited)
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Directed by
Lucien Hubbard | ||
Benjamin Christensen | ... | (uncredited) |
Maurice Tourneur | ... | (uncredited) |
Written by
Jules Verne | ... | (novel) |
Lucien Hubbard | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
J. Ernest Williamson | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
Martin Broones | ||
Arthur Lange | ||
William Axt | ... | (uncredited) |
Paul Lamkoff | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
Percy Hilburn | ... | (photographed by) |
Editing by
Carl Pierson | ... | film editor (as Carl L. Pierson) |
Art Direction by
Cedric Gibbons |
Sound Department
Douglas Shearer | ... | recording engineer |
Jack Jordan | ... | sound engineer (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
James Basevi | ... | technical effects |
Irving G. Ries | ... | technical effects |
Louis H. Tolhurst | ... | technical effects |
J. Ernest Williamson | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Stunts
Waldo | ... | stunts: high dive (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
George M. Williamson | ... | underwater photographer (uncredited) |
J. Ernest Williamson | ... | underwater photographer (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1929) (United States) (theatrical)
- Regal Films (1929) (Canada) (theatrical) (as Regal Films, Ltd.)
- Jury Metro-Goldwyn (1930) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Film AB Le Mat-Metro-Goldwyn (1931) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Association of America (acknowledgement)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
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 daughter 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.
Written by Doug Sederberg |
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Taglines | The Most Daring Departure From Film Convention Yet to Reach the Screen (Print Ad-The Sunday Call,((Newark, NJ)) 8 September 1929) See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $1,130,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Although the feature was promoted as "All Technicolor", in actuality, only 7234 of its original 8569 feet were filmed in color. Most of the underwater sequences were filmed in B&W and tinted green, in the usual fashion of the 1920s, and some shots of explosions were enlivened by using the Kelley Color/Handschiegl spot-coloring process. See more » |
Goofs | The initial views of the ship's nose during construction shows a blunt rounded appearance as with modern submarines, but the animation views of the ship underway show an almost cartoon-like shape with a swordfish-like pointy nose. See more » |
Movie Connections | Version of Tainstvennyy ostrov (1941). See more » |
Quotes |
Count Andre Dakkar:
Who am I? I'm a scientist - who asks nothing, but to be left alone. Here on my island we don't think of kings or rank or power. Here the humblest workman in my shops, the peasant who tills my field, is my equal. We work with but one end: to study, to learn, to be free! To seek happiness, each in his own way. See more » |