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Island of Lost Souls (1932)

NR ★ 6.9/10 71 min Science Fiction, Horror United States English
Director: Erle C. Kenton
Novel: H. G. Wells
Screenplay by: Waldemar Young, Philip Wylie
Streaming: Not available
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Description

An obsessed scientist conducts profane experiments in evolution, eventually establishing himself as the self-styled demigod to a race of mutated, half-human abominations.

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LaCinetek #13
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Letterboxd #192

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