Devil's Island

Jan 7, 1939

1h 2m

★ 5.4

A Drama of Inhuman Cruelty!

Overview

A French doctor sentenced for treason performs brain surgery on the prison commandant's daughter.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast

Dr. Charles Gaudet

Boris Karloff

Madame Lucien

Nedda Harrigan

Col. Armand Lucien

James Stephenson

Pierre

Adia Kuznetzoff

Collette

Rolla Gourvitch

Bobo

Will Stanton

Dr. Duval

Edward Keane

Demonpre

Robert Warwick

Marcal

Pedro de Cordoba

Emil

Tom Wilson

Andre

John Harmon

Georges

Richard Bond

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