King of the Damned
King of the Damned is a 1935 British prison film directed by Walter Forde and starring Conrad Veidt, Helen Vinson, Noah Beery and Cecil Ramage.
| King of the Damned | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Walter Forde |
| Produced by | Michael Balcon |
| Written by | Charles Bennett Sidney Gilliat |
| Music by | Jack Beaver Louis Levy |
| Cinematography | Bernard Knowles |
| Edited by | Cyril Randell |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Gaumont British Distributors |
Release date | 1935 |
Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot summary
Convict 83 is a prisoner on an island, where the harsh regime of the Governor pushes him to lead a revolt.[1]
Cast
- Conrad Veidt - Convict 83
- Helen Vinson - Anna Fernandez
- Noah Beery - Convict 98
- Cecil Ramage - Major Montez
- Edmund Willard - The Greek
- Percy Parsons - Lumberjack
- Peter Croft - Boy convict
- Raymond Lovell - Captain Torres
- C.M. Hallard - Commandant
- Allan Jeayes - Doctor Prada
- Percy Walsh - Captain Perez
- Gibson Gowland - Priest
Production
To avoid the usual French protests on films depicting Devil's Island, the producers gave all locations Spanish names and set the film in the Caribbean.[2]
References
- BFI.org
- p.91 Slide, Anthony Banned in the USA': British films in the United States and Their Censorship, 1933-1960 I.B.Tauris, 1998
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