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Unknown Island

Unknown Island (1948)

1h 15m | PG-13

⭐ 5 / 10

Adventure-seeker Ted Osborne has convinced his finacee Carole to finance his expedition to an uncharted South Pacific island supposedly populated with dinosaurs...

Director: Jack Bernhard

Studio: Albert Jay Cohen Productions

Genre: Science Fiction, Horror, Adventure

Video: 720p

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Cast

Virginia Grey

Virginia Grey

as Carole Lane

Phillip Reed

Phillip Reed

as Ted Osborne

Richard Denning

Richard Denning

as John Fairbanks

Barton MacLane

Barton MacLane

as Capt. Tarnowski

Dick Wessel

Dick Wessel

as Sanderson, 1st Mate

Dan White

Dan White

as Crewman Edwards

Reviews

By CinemaSerf

Phillip Reed ("Osborne") is determined to charter a boat and return to a mysterious island he accidentally discovered during his wartime exploits. With the help of some cash from girlfriend "Carole" (Virginia Lane) off they set, and upon arrival we get a sort of "Lost World" (1925) derivative as the crew struggle to survive the beasties they discover and the avaricious antics of their dipso captain "Tarnowski" (Barton MacLane). The animation for the creatures they discover is adequate - rather static and one dimensional, and the dialogue and pacing of the 75 minutes or so make it quite a long watch. It's fun for about twenty minutes towards the end, but otherwise this is sadly just an unremarkable feature.