The Mysterious Island (1929 film)

The Mysterious Island 1929 is a MetroGoldwynMayer film directed by Lucien Hubbard, a film adaptation of Jules Vernes novel Lle mystrieuse The Mysterious Island, published in 1874. It was photographed entirely in the twostrip Technicolor, and released as a Parttalkie, with talking sequences, as well as a synchronized musical score and sound effects for the silent portions.

According to an article in the original Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine, production was actually started in 1926. There were various problems, including weather and the advent of talkies, which slowedhalted production several times before the film was finally completed and released three years later. The article included stills showing the original 1926 undersea denizens and the redesigned version which actually appeared in the film. Footage shot by Maurice Tourneur and Benjamin Christensen in 1927 was incorporated into the final 1929 version.The film is loosely based on the backstory given for Captain Nemo in the novel The Mysterious Island, and might more properly be thought of as a prequel to Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea but for the fact that the man who would be Nemo dies in this films finale. It is the story of Count Dakkar Captain Nemos real name is revealed to be Prince Dakkar in The Mysterious Island, how he built his submarine, how he was betrayed, and how he became an outcast seeking revenge. ........

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