Top billed cast

1. 

   Ronald Colman

   Michel

2. 

   Ann Harding

   Madame Vidal

3. 

   Louis Wolheim

   Jacques Duval

4. 

   Dudley Digges

   Jean Vidal

5. 

   William Elmer

   Pierre

6. 

   Wilhelm von Brincken

   Vidal's Orderly

7. 

   Albert Kingsley

   Felix

8. 

   Constantine Romanoff

   Brute Convict

9. 

   Harry Ginsberg

   Inmate

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-06

Ronald Colman is "Michel", a debonair thief who ends up in prison on Devil's Island. Sandwiched between the shark-infested waters on one side and the bug-infested forest on then other, he is condemned to live out his days under the brutal custodianship of "Digges" (Jean Vidal), the prison warden. When he befriends Ann Harding, the put-upon wife of his nemesis, they begin to work on a daring plan to escape from their living hell. Though he was Oscar nominated for this, Colman doesn't yet have the glint in his eye that gave him star quality and so this is a bit of an unremarkable melodrama with ...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$600,000.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• prison warden
• convict
• pre-code
• penal colony
• devil's island