Horror Island
Horror Island
NR
5.8
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1941

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60m

Horror Island

Summary

A down-on-his luck businessman organizes an excursion to Sir Henry Morgan's Island for a treasure hunt only to encounter a mysterious phantom and murder.

Director

George Waggner

Screenplay

Maurice Tombragel

Screenplay

Victor McLeod

Story

Alex Gottlieb

Reviews

Geronimo1967

Geronimo1967

June 25, 2022

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Dick Foran is "Bill" who sees an opportunity to start selling treasure-hunting tours to a nearby island he has recently inherited, where there are rumours of a great hoard buried by the famed pirate Sir Henry Morgan. He and pal Fizzy Knight ("Stuff Oliver") recruit a few gullibles and off they set. When they arrive, they get a lot more than they bargained for as things really do start to go bump in the night; folks start turning up dead and a mysterious. malevolent voice haunts their old mansion house repeatedly telling them to leave. The script is fun and well paced, though the humour is a touch too slapstick for me at times, and the photography and lighting help create just a little bit of suspense in what is essentially an episode of "Scooby Do" with shadows. Until the end it's as much of a whydunit as a whodunit, and though the plot doesn't really matter - it sustains the hour well enough.

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$93,000.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Keywords

island
secret passage
phantom
treasure hunt
treasure map
murder
fireplace
black and white
wooden leg
suit of armor
haunted castle
sleepwalking