THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND (1929)Lionel Barrymore Jacqueline Gadsdon | Adventure | B&W | Cinema Gem

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The Mysterious Island is a 1929 American sound part-talkie science fiction film directed by Lucien Hubbard, based on Jules Verne's 1874 novel L'Île mystérieuse (The Mysterious Island). The film was photographed largely in two-color Technicolor. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. The sound was recorded via the Western Electric sound-on-film process. The film was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Synopsis

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, chief engineer Nicolai Roget, have designed a submarine boat which Roget pilots on its initial test voyage shortly before the island is overrun by Baron Falon, once Daggar's friend, and now the new despotic ruler of Hetvia. The Baron has Dakkar and his daughter tortured so that Dakkar will reveal all his discoveries. Dakkar is able to escape with the intervention of his loyal men. But Falon sets out after Roget and Dakkar using the Count's second submarine. The two underwater craft dive very deep to the ocean floor, where they discover a strange land populated by dragons, a giant octopus, and an eerie, undiscovered humanoid race.

Cast & Crew

Lionel Barrymore as Count Dakkar
Jacqueline Gadsden as Sonia Dakkar
Lloyd Hughes as Nikolai Roget
Montagu Love as Falon
Harry Gribbon as Mikhail
Snitz Edwards as Anton
Gibson Gowland as Dmitry

Directed by: Lucien Hubbard
Screenplay by: Lucien Hubbard
Based on: The Mysterious Island (1874 novel) by Jules Verne

Cinematography: Percy Hilburn (French)
Edited by: Carl Pierson
Music by:

Martin Broones
Art Lange
Color Process: Technicolor with black-and-white sequence

Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Release Date: October 5, 1929
Running Time:

95 minutes
93 minutes (Turner Library print)
67 minutes (restored version)
Country: United States
Languages: Sound (Part-Talkie), English Intertitles

Budget: $1,130,000