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Island of Doomed Men
Island of Doomed Men

Island of Doomed Men

There's no escape... from his FIEND'S PARADISE of torture!

Genres

CrimeDramaThriller

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An undercover agent wrongly punished for murder is paroled to a remote tropical island with a diamond mine slave labor run by a sadistic foreigner.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

67 mins

Rating

5.3/10

Release Date

20 May 1940

Country

United States of America

Cast

Peter Lorre

Peter Lorre

Stephen Danel

Rochelle Hudson

Rochelle Hudson

Lorraine Danel

Robert Wilcox

Robert Wilcox

Mark Sheldon

Don Beddoe

Don Beddoe

Brand

George E. Stone

George E. Stone

Siggy

Kenneth MacDonald

Kenneth MacDonald

Doctor Rosener

Charles Middleton

Charles Middleton

Captain Cort

Stanley Brown

Stanley Brown

Eddie

Earl Gunn

Earl Gunn

Mitchell

Sam Ash

Sam Ash

Ames - Parolee (uncredited)

Raymond Bailey

Raymond Bailey

Mystery Killer (uncredited)

Trevor Bardette

Trevor Bardette

District Attorney (uncredited)

Bruce Bennett

Bruce Bennett

Hazen - Guard (uncredited)

Bernie Breakston

Bernie Breakston

Townsend (uncredited)

Donald Douglas

Donald Douglas

Department of Justice Official

Richard Fiske

Richard Fiske

Hale (uncredited)

William Gould

William Gould

Parole Board Member (uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton

Chuck Hamilton

Cop (uncredited)

Howard Hickman

Howard Hickman

Judge (uncredited)

Al Hill

Al Hill

Clinton (uncredited)

Eddie Laughton

Eddie Laughton

Borgo - Parolee (uncredited)

George McKay

George McKay

Clerk (uncredited)

Walter Miller

Walter Miller

Detective (uncredited)

Edmund Mortimer

Edmund Mortimer

Parole Board Member (uncredited)

Forbes Murray

Forbes Murray

Chairman of Parole Board (uncredited)

Lee Prather

Lee Prather

Warden (uncredited)

Addison Richards

Addison Richards

Jackson (#46) (uncredited)

Harry Strang

Harry Strang

Cop (uncredited)

John Tyrrell

John Tyrrell

Durkin - Prisoner (uncredited)

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