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Devil's Island
A Drama of Inhuman Cruelty!
Genres
Drama
Overview
A French doctor sentenced for treason performs brain surgery on the prison commandant's daughter.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
62 min
Release Date
1939-01-07
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
14
Vote Average
5.4
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Boris Karloff
Dr. Charles Gaudet
Nedda Harrigan
Madame Lucien
James Stephenson
Col. Armand Lucien
Adia Kuznetzoff
Pierre
Rolla Gourvitch
Collette
Will Stanton
Bobo
Edward Keane
Dr. Duval
Robert Warwick
Demonpre
Pedro de Cordoba
Marcal
Tom Wilson
Emil
John Harmon
Andre
Richard Bond
Georges
Earl Gunn
Leon
Sidney Bracey
Soupy
George Lloyd
Dogface
Charles Richman
Governor Beaufort
Stuart Holmes
Gustav LeBrun
Leonard Mudie
Advocate General
Egon Brecher
Debriac
Frank Reicher
President of Assize Court
James Blaine
Guard
Dick Botiller
Pilot of Escape Boat
Al Bridge
Captain of the Guards
Nat Carr
Court Clerk
Glen Cavender
Gendarme on Train
Davison Clark
Captain of Gendarmes
Neal Clisby
Jules
Harry Cording
Guard Accepting Bribe
Gino Corrado
Man Escaping Gendarmes with Debriac
Earl Dwire
Priest
Eddie Foster
Supply Clerk
Galan Galt
Guard
Sol Gorss
Guard Escorting Gaudet After Operation
Frank Hagney
Guard
John Hamilton
Captain of Second Convict Ship
Ben Hendricks Jr.
François - Sergeant of the Guards
Stanley King
Guard
Vera Lewis
Gaudet's Housekeeper
Billy McClain
Governor's Servant
Henry Otho
Guard Handcuffing Pierre
Paul Panzer
Jury Foreman
Alonzo Price
Capt. Edvard Fearreau of the First Convict Ship
Dick Rich
Guard Drugged by Gaudet
Cliff Saum
Uniformed Gendarme
Francis Sayles
Boatman Taking Madame Lucien to Mainland
Earl Smith
Daniel - Madame Lucien's Servant
Walter Soderling
Wagon Driver
Elliott Sullivan
Gate Guard
Don Turner
Guard Escorting Gaudet After Operation
Douglas Williams
Guard
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