Episode 128 – Erle Kenton’s The Island Of Lost Souls

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This time on the podcast, Ryan and James discuss Erle S. Kenton’s 1932 film, Island Of Lost Souls.

About the film:

A twisted treasure from Hollywood’s pre-Code horror heyday, Island of Lost Souls is a cautionary tale of science run amok, adapted from H. G. Wells’s novel The Island of Dr. Moreau. In one of his first major movie roles, Charles Laughton is a mad doctor conducting ghastly genetic experiments on a remote island in the South Seas, much to the fear and disgust of the shipwrecked man (Richard Arlen) who finds himself trapped there. This touchstone of movie terror, directed by Erle C. Kenton, features expressionistic photography by Karl Struss, groundbreaking makeup effects that have inspired generations of monster-movie artists, and the legendary Bela Lugosi in one of his most gruesome roles.

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Episode Links:

• The Island of Doctor Moreau – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Island of Lost Souls (1932 film) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Island of Lost Souls (1932) – The Criterion Collection
• Island of Lost Souls: The Beast Flesh Creeping Back – From the Current – The Criterion Collection
• Press Notes: Best of 2011 – From the Current – The Criterion Collection
• Press Notes: Island of Lost Souls – From the Current – The Criterion Collection
• Island of Lost Souls Press Book – From the Current – The Criterion Collection
• Three Reasons: Island of Lost Souls – From the Current – The Criterion Collection
• 10 Things I Learned: Island of Lost Souls – From the Current – The Criterion Collection
• Talking Shop with Criterion Producers – From the Current – The Criterion Collection
• Monsters! – From the Current – The Criterion Collection
• Cast Away – From the Current – The Criterion Collection
• Island of Lost Souls: The Criterion Collection (Blu-ray) : DVD Talk Review of the Blu-ray
• BFI | Sight & Sound | DVD: Island of Lost Souls (1932)
• Movie Review – Island of Lost Souls – Charles Laughton as a Mad Scientist in a Pictorial Conception of an H.G. Wells Story. – NYTimes.com
• Island of Lost Souls
• Blu Ray Review: ISLAND OF LOST SOULS – Famous Monsters Of Filmland
• the phantom country: Are we not men?: Listening for answers in Island of Lost Souls and Kuroneko
• Are We Not Men?
• seanax.com » Cult Watch Classic: The original ‘˜Island of Lost Souls’
• Island of Lost Souls | DVD Review | Slant Magazine
• The Quietus | Film | Film Features | Hairy Tale: Island Of Lost Souls Revisited
• Cult classic ‘Island of Lost Souls’ returns ‘“ USATODAY.com
• Robert’s interview with Aesthetic Apparatus.

Episode Credits

• Ryan Gallagher (Website / Twitter / Backlot)
• James McCormick (Twitter / cineAWESOME / Hopeful Romantics)

Next time on the podcast: Barbet Schroeder Koko: A Talking Gorilla

Music for the show is from Fatboy Roberts’ Geek Remixed project.