Island of Lost Souls (1932)

Island of Lost Souls is a 1932 pre-code horror film starring Charles Laughton and Bela Lugosi and the first adaptation of the novel The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells.

Plot
A young man is rescued from a sinking ship and comes across an island inhabited by a mad scientist who has created a species of monsters half-human and half-animal who see him as a demigod.

Cast

 * Charles Laughton as Dr. Moreau
 * Bela Lugosi as Sayer of the Law
 * Richard Arlen as Edward Parker
 * Leila Hyams as Ruth Thomas
 * Kathleen Burke as The Panther Woman
 * Arthur Hohl as Montgomery
 * Stanley Fields as Captain Davies
 * Paul Hurst as Donahue
 * Hans Steinke as Ouran

Remakes

 * Was remade in 1977 as The Island of Dr. Moreau with Burt Lancaster and Michael York


 * Was remade in 1996 with the same title as the 1977 version with Marlon Brando and Val Kilmer