Adventure Island (1947)

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Country: USA
Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Release: 1947-08-13
Director: Sam Newfield
Writers: Robert Louis Stevenson , Lloyd Osbourne , Maxwell Shane
Language: English
Stars: Rory Calhoun , Rhonda Fleming , Paul Kelly , John Abbott (I) (1905–1996) , Alan Napier (I) (1903–1988) , Iris Bynam , Val Carlo , Delmar Costello , Jerado Decordovier , Mailoa Kalili
Runtime: 66 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: La isla de perdicion (Argentina) , A Ilha Maldita (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Adventure Island (Canada) , La isla de perdicion (Peru) , Äventyrens ö (Sweden) , Adventure Island (United Kingdom) , Adventure Island (United States of America) , To nisi tis flogas (Greece) , La figlia del pirata (Italy) , La selva de los condenados (Mexico) , La isla de perdicion (Colombia) , A Ilha da Maldição (Brazil) , La hija del pirata (Venezuela) , La isla de perdicion (Mexico) , La isla de perdicion (Chile) , Insula aventurilor (Romania) , Остров приключений , Etelämeren valkoinen paholainen (Finland) , Adventure Island , Ostrov priklyucheniy , L'île aux serpents (France, French Republic)
Plot: Rory Calhoun, Paul Kelly and John Abbot are beachcombers/semi-derelicts on an unnamed but well-policed tropical island. Kelly, a sea captain in disgrace, is ordered to pilot a ship full of champaigne to Sydney, that has been lying in the harbor since its captain and most of the crew died of plague. He takes the other two along and plans on sailing elsewhere to sell the cargo. After anchors aweigh, they discover that Rhonda Fleming, the daughter of the deceased captain, is on board. This complicates matters, as does a fire on board, as does the discovery that the champaigne cargo is really water. They arrive at an uncharted island ruled by Alan Napier, a sophisticated British gentleman who is several cards short of playing with a full deck. Crazy as a bedbug. More complications arise, such as snake pits and acid-assassination attempts. Napier likes to keep his island tidy...something Sam Newfield was unable to do with this film as the director. At PRC, he was used to Buster Crabbe and "Fuzzy" St. John riding in and connecting the dots.
IMDB:tt0039133