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Devil's Island(1939)
Status: Released
Date: 1939-01-07
57%
15 Votes
Time: 1h 2m
A Drama of Inhuman Cruelty!
Overview:
A French doctor sentenced for treason performs brain surgery on the prison commandant's daughter.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Devil's Island
Top 10 Billed Cast
Boris Karloff
Dr. Charles Gaudet
Nedda Harrigan
Madame Lucien
James Stephenson
Col. Armand Lucien
Adia Kuznetzoff
Pierre
Will Stanton
Bobo
Edward Keane
Dr. Duval
Robert Warwick
Demonpre
Pedro de Cordoba
Marcal
Tom Wilson
Emil
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