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I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island (1941)

Name: I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island
Genre: Drama
Released: 1941-08-04
Duration: 71 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Sally Eilers, Donald Woods, Eduardo Ciannelli, Victor Kilian, Charles Halton

I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island (1941), directed by Lew Landers, starring Sally Eilers and Donald Woods.

08/04/1941 BR Drama 1h 11m

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Synopsis

A ship's officer is sentenced to Devil's Island for murder after a fatal brawl.

Lew LandersDirector
Edgar Van EyssStory
Karl BrownScreenplay
Otto EisStory

About the film

I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island is a 1941 American crime film directed by Lew Landers and written by Karl Brown. The film stars Sally Eilers, Donald Woods, Eduardo Ciannelli, Victor Kilian, Charles Halton and Dick Curtis. The film was released on August 4, 1941, by Columbia Pictures.

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Plot

Dr. Martel is the new physician at the notorious Devil's Island prison. He's in a loveless arranged marriage with Claire. Joel, sentenced to three years on Devil's Island for manslaughter, is in love with Claire. Joel is befriended by prison guard Guissart after the guard learns they both served in the French Foreign Legion. Joel's foot is almost amputated after he purposefully injures it in an attempt to get closer to Claire.

The corrupt prison Commandant and Dr. Martel steal a shipment of critical "jungle fever" vaccine and sell it on the black market, only to have the disease strike the prison and sicken Claire. Joel escapes Devil's Island and sails to the mainland to get the vaccine back. Guissart sends a telegram to the Governor on the mainland, requesting Joel's pardon for saving everyone. The Governor agrees to visit the prison, and the Commandant realizes he must kill Guissart or have all his crimes exposed. When Joel, Claire, and Guissart try to flee, the prison guards begin shooting. Dr. Martel and the Commandant, realizing Guissart is free, also try to leave the prison, only to be gunned down. The Governor grants Joel a pardon, and he, Claire, and Guissart leave Devil's Island.

Cast

Sally Eilers as Claire Martel

Donald Woods as Joel Grant / Joseph Elmer

Eduardo Ciannelli as Dr. Victor Martel

Victor Kilian as Guissart

Charles Halton as Commandant

Dick Curtis as Jules

John Tyrrell as Gerault

Eddie Laughton as Brisson

Edmund Cobb as Quarry Guard

Robert Warwick as Governor

References

External links

I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island at IMDb

Text from I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Was_a_Prisoner_on_Devil's_Island

Trivia

It premiered on August 4, 1941, a Monday.
It runs 1h11 — short for a feature film.
This film's quiz has 11 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.