The Mysterious Island
Actually filmed at the bottom of the ocean off the Bahamas, imperiled by hurricane and storm.
On a volcanic island near the Kingdom of Hetvia rules Count Dakkar, a benevolent leader and scientist who has eliminated class distinction among the island's inhabitants. Dakkar, his sister Sonia and her fiance, engineer Nicolai Roget have designed a submarine which Roget pilots on its initial voyage just before the island is overrun by Baron Falon, despotic ruler of Hetvia. Falon sets out after Roget in a second submarine and the two craft, diving to the ocean's floor, discover a strange land populated by dragons, giant squid and an eerie undiscovered humanoid race.
- Year: 1929
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Adventure, Science Fiction, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
- Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Keyword: submarine, inventor, jules verne, despot, equality, uprising, prequel, scientist, class distinction, captain nemo, underwater city, evil ruler, sea creature, humanoids, mysterious lands, volcanic island, hidden island base, underwater facility, underwater rescue, part-talkie, silent
- Director: Lucien Hubbard, Benjamin Christensen, Maurice Tourneur
- Cast: Lionel Barrymore, Jacqueline Gadsden, Lloyd Hughes, Montagu Love, Montagu Love, Snitz Edwards
