Horror Island

Horror Island
Theatrical film poster
Directed byGeorge Waggner
Screenplay by
  • Maurice Tombragel
  • Victor McLeod[1]
Based on"Terror of the South Seas"
by Alex Gottlieb[1]
Starring
CinematographyElwood Bredell[1]
Edited byOtto Ludwig[1]
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures Company, Inc.
Release date
  • 28 March 1941 (1941-03-28)
Running time
60 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States[2]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$93,000

Horror Island is a 1941 American mystery and horror film directed by George Waggner. It was based on the short story "Terror of the South Seas" by Alex Gottlieb. It stars Dick Foran, Peggy Moran, Leo Carrillo, Eddie Parker, Dale Van Sickle, John Eldredge, Lewis Howard, Hobart Cavanaugh, Iris Adrian and Fuzzy Knight. Foy Van Dolsen plays the monstrous villain "Panama Pete", alias "The Phantom". The plot has assorted colorful characters going to a mysterious island to seek a pirate's hidden fortune.

The film cost $93,000 and was made between filming on March 3, 1941. It was made to be the second-half of a double feature with Man-Made Monster. On its release it was considered mediocre by critics, recommending it to juvenile audiences.

  1. ^ a b c d e Weaver, Brunas & Brunas 2007, p. 246.
  2. ^ a b "Horror Island". American Film Institute. Retrieved July 3, 2020.

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