 Island
of Lost Souls is a 1932 US Sci-Fi horror by Erle C Kenton.
With Charles Laughton, Bela Lugosi and Richard Arlen. See
IMDb UK: Passed PG uncut for mild violence and scary scenes
for:
- UK 2012 Eureka Masters of Cinema Limited
Edition Steelbook RB Blu-Ray/R2 DVD
at
UK Amazon for release 28th May 2012
- UK 2012 Eureka Masters of Cinema RB Blu-Ray/R2
DVD
at
UK Amazon for release 28th May 2012
Robin Cooke explained:
Our view now is that if you compare it with the PG
Harry Potters let alone the 12A Harry Potters or the PG Doctor Who it
looks quite tame in comparison.
UK: Passed 12 uncut with previous cuts restored for:
Previously cut by the BBFC Passed X (18) after BBFC cuts for:
Cuts included:
- Removal of Parker's line: They're
vivisecting a human being. They're cutting a man to pieces!
- Removal of the sight of Moreau's less
successful experiments walking on a treadmill.
Previously banned by the BBFC Banned by the BBFC for:
- UK 1957 cinema release
- UK 1933 cinema release
Robin Cooke explained:
The precise reasons for its rejection in 1933 were lost
when BBFC records were destroyed during World War II.
There are themes to do with vivisection, animal
experimentation and animal hybrids and it looks as though that was regarded
as completely beyond the pale in 1933. In 1932, an H for horror category
had been introduced but Island of Lost Souls wasn't even regarded as
suitable for that.
There was no one set of guidelines from the early
days. Some of them are very alien from the kind of things we would
have now. Things like no mixed bathing, no lascivious dancing. Summary Review: Mad Doctor Doctoring Animal
The story sees Edward Parker (Richard Arlen) shipwrecked
on an isolated South Seas island, where he discovers Dr Moreau (Charles
Laughton) is conducting sadistic experiments to transform animals into
humans.
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