Summaries

Undercover agent Mark Sheldon gets paroled to a remote tropical island with a diamond mine manned by slave labor run by sadistic Stephen Danel.

Sadistic Stephen Danel owns a penal island, and when he is not humiliating and mistreating his wife, he is torturing his convict prisoners and using them for slave labor. Government agent Mark Sheldon is sent to infiltrate the island and bring Danel to justice.—Ken Yousten <[email protected]>

Stephen Daniel, sadistic lord of a small South Pacific island manned by paroled convicts who work his diamond mine, has Mark Sheldon, in reality a secret service agent seeking to smash Daniel's vicious racket, released from prison to work for him. Daniel's wife, Lorraine, is kept prisoner and asks Sheldon to help her escape.—Les Adams <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • island
  • prison
  • dysfunctional marriage
  • slave labor
  • rock pile
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Crime
  • Drama
Release date May 19, 1940
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies Columbia Pictures

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 8m
Color Black and White
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

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