I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island

I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island

I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island

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I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island

"The Most Astounding Story a Man Can Know...And Live to Tell"

1941

1h 11m

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Drama

Overview

A ship's officer is sentenced to Devil's Island for murder after a fatal brawl.

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Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Cast & Crew

12 members

Acting

Sally Eilers

Claire Martel

Sally Eilers

Acting

Donald Woods

Joel Grant / Joseph Elmer

Donald Woods

Acting

Eduardo Ciannelli

Dr. Victor Martel

Eduardo Ciannelli

Acting

Victor Kilian

Guissart

Victor Kilian

Acting

Charles Halton

Commandant

Charles Halton

Acting

Dick Curtis

Jules

Dick Curtis

Acting

John Tyrrell

Gerault

John Tyrrell

Acting

Eddie Laughton

Brisson

Eddie Laughton

Acting

Edmund Cobb

Quarry Guard

Edmund Cobb

Acting

Robert Warwick

Governor

Robert Warwick

Acting

Lloyd Bridges

Rene (uncredited)

Lloyd Bridges

Acting

Byron Foulger

Presidente Judge (uncredited)

Byron Foulger

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