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Island of Lost Men is a american film of genre Drama directed by Kurt Neumann released in USA on 16 august 1939 with Anna May Wong

Island of Lost Men (1939)

Island of Lost Men
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Released in USA 16 august 1939
Length 1h3
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Crime
Rating59% 2.9551052.9551052.9551052.9551052.955105

Island of Lost Men is a 1939 American film directed by Kurt Neumann and starring Anna May Wong and J. Carrol Naish. It tells the story of the daughter of a general who goes to look for her father after he disappears. The film received mixed reviews and was the last that Wong made for Paramount Pictures.

Synopsis

Kim Ling (Anna May Wong), the daughter of a general accused of embezzling $300,000 of government money, investigates his disappearance. She eventually discovers a labor camp run by Gregory Prin (J. Carrol Naish) north of Singapore. There she meets Chang Tai (Anthony Quinn), who is undercover investigating Prin's activities. Together they manage to discover Ling's father and the money, as well as identify several known fugitives. After the arrival of Tex Ballister (Broderick Crawford), who reveals Tai's true identity and attempts to blackmail Prin, a local rebellion ignites. This allows Ling, her father, and Tai to escape.

Actors

Anna May Wong

(Kim Ling)J. Carrol Naish

(Gregory Prin)Eric Blore

(Herbert)Ernest Truex

(Frobenius)Anthony Quinn

(Chang Tai)
And :
Broderick Crawford
William Haade
Rudolf Forster
Philip Ahn
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