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The Mysterious Island (1929)
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 sister Sonia and her fiance, engineer Nicolai Roget have designed a submarine which Roget pilots on its initial voyage just before the island is overrun by Baron Falon, despotic ruler of Hetvia. Falon sets out after Roget in a second submarine and the two craft, diving to the ocean's floor, discover a strange land populated by dragons, giant squid and an eerie undiscovered humanoid race.
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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 sister Sonia and her fiance, engineer Nicolai Roget have designed a submarine which Roget pilots on its initial voyage just before the island is overrun by Baron Falon, despotic ruler of Hetvia. Falon sets out after Roget in a second submarine and the two craft, diving to the ocean's floor, discover a strange land populated by dragons, giant squid and an eerie undiscovered humanoid race.
Rating:NR
Genre:Adventure, Science Fiction, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Written By:Lucien Hubbard
In Theaters:10/5/1929
Box Office:
Runtime:95 minutes
Studio:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Lucien Hubbard, Benjamin Christensen, Maurice Tourneur
Director
Lionel Barrymore
Andre Dakkar
Jacqueline Gadsden
Sonia Dakkar
Lloyd Hughes
Nikolai Roget
Montagu Love
Falon
Montagu Love
Mikhail
Snitz Edwards
Anton
Gibson Gowland
Dmitry
Dolores Brinkman
Teresa
Karl Dane
(uncredited)
Pauline Starke
(uncredited)
Carl Roup
Underwater Creature (uncredited)
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