Decent transfer of a rarely seen 1948 dinosaur melodrama starring richard. The film was unknown island, an item id recently downloaded from. It stars virginia grey, richard denning, phillip reed and barton maclane. Unknown island 1948 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. This series will highlight a noteworthy monster movie every day for the month of october to add some spooky spirit to your halloween season. Released 1948, unknown island stars virginia grey, philip reed, barton maclane the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 16 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which put. Unknown island is a perfect movie to watch with the kiddies or with your 8yearold nephew, and would make a perfect double feature paired with 1954s target earth, also starring denning and grey. But, the monsters gave me bad dreams for months nay, years after seeing this movie. All video, audio, and pictures belong to their respective owners. It is the ususal people go to a unknown island and find dinosaurs. Theres nothing wrong with this set up civilized people go to a wild place and get their asses handed to them or the retrograde species of twist this movie offers by having all the civilized people hate, fear, despise, or just plain. Unknown island 1948 cast and crew a captain barton maclane brings a couple virginia grey, philip reed to an island in the pacific where dinosaurs may still roam. Action drama set on an unknown island starring barton maclane, richard denning, virginia grey and philip reed. An adventure seeker and his fiancee visit an uncharted island, only to find.
The dinosaurs arent stop motion, but ridiculous looking suits. Story is very good, classical island lost in time type. Vogel and starring jock mahoney, william reynolds, henry brandon, douglas kennedy, phil harvey. Virginia grey, phillip reed, richard denning, barton. Original insert 14 x 36 46 x 118 cm folded movie poster starring virginia grey, philip reed, barton maclane and richard denning. Group of adventurers travel to the lost uncharted island to take a photos of live prehistoric animals, and there mutiny and megalomania take place and everything goes to ruin. Two great movies plus trailers, retrocommercials and more. Prc may have been one of the cheapest of the poverty row studios, but they did make. Unknown island 1948 drive in movie, movies, lobby cards. He also was a stuntman and frequently acted as silver screen gorillas using his own gorilla costumes. Unknown island 1948 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Unknown island 510 often cited as the worst dinosaur movie ever made, unknown island from 1948 is the first lost world film in colour. In the flying serpent, veteran 40s horror actor george zucco plays. You dont have to actually have seen unknown island to know if this is a film you will like. Oliver from north las vegas, nv us january, 30, 2007. See what the critics had to say and watch the trailer. Unknown island is a 1948 adventure monster movie directed by jack bernhard and released by film classics, inc. Staring philip nazir, daniel white, richard wessell and richard denning.
Maclane is his usual growling self, and is actually very fine as a villain when alcohol, jungle fever and virginia lust make him go a tad whacko. The film stars leslie brooks as claire cummings hanneman, robert paige as les burns, and michael whalen as stanley mason. I saw this film when it first came out in 1948, i was just six years old. Unknown island on dvd 014381537826 from image ent directed by jack bernhard. Usually that means youre in for a fun time but unknown island is for the most part just dull.
Unknown island 1948 fantastic movie musings and ramblings. Movie poster art, film posters, tribal rituals, poster making, east africa, cool pets, old movies, movie theater, adventure time. The first postwar dinosaur movie and first one made in color. Unknown island 1948 stream and watch online moviefone. The story concerns an expedition to the titular island. Jurassic july unknown island 1948 the movie waffler. It is the only film i can remumber from my young years. Unknown island was released in 1948 and was directed by jack bernhard. Unusual in that not only was this shot in twotone technicolor, but this is perhaps the only dinosaur movie from the forties not. Filmed in vibrant cinecolor at a time when many movies were confined to black and white and featuring eyepopping special effects, unknown island, directed by jack bernhard, offers a thrilling look at modern mans confrontation with the primordial past. It might be shot in glorious technicolor but dont let that fool you. Action drama set on an unknown island starring barton maclane, richard denning, virginia.
Richard denning in unknown island 1948 richard denning and virginia. However, back in 1948, long before modern advances could make the giant prehistoric beasts seem to truly come alive, director jack bernhard had to rely on the maninasuit approach for the trexes in unknown island. Usually that means youre in for a fun time but unknown island is for the most part just. The clumsy but scary ceratsaurs dinosaurs in the desert is one as a child i never will forget. Buy unknown island movie posters from movie poster shop. Unknown island, original vintage dinosaur movie poster. Read the full synopsis of unknown island, 1948, directed by jack bernhard, with virginia grey, philip reed, richard denning, at turner classic movies. Effects are good and drawn backgrounds are beautifull, but. It made such an impression on me that i never forgot it. Unknown island 1948 is just the kind of movie that i would imagine thrilled the kids at saturday afternoon matinees way back when. Jump to navigation jump to search this filmrelated list is. Its amazing that in 1948, when the large majority of movies werent in color, this low grade b dinosaur movie was shot in color. Yep, decades before crichton and spielberg, unknown island covered some very similar ground minus the cloning of course. It was worth the repeat viewing just to be reminded that there was a time when my imagination could overcome cheesy production values, silly dialogue, and incoherent plotting.
A good cast spearheaded by sf star richard denning, nice atmosphere and a decent script balance out the wobbly dino costumes and elevate this one above its shoddy reputation. Oct 04, 2017 its amazing that in 1948, when the large majority of movies werent in color, this low grade b dinosaur movie was shot in color. Weve handpicked 25 of the coolest grindhouse posters to ever come out of the sleazy fringes of the movie industry. An adventureseeker and his fiancee who finances the expedition to an uncharted south pacific island. Whatever it might be, unknown island is a fever dream of wasted talent and potential. Color film was very expensive back then, and this movie couldnt have been made for very much money. Overview of unknown island, 1948, directed by jack bernhard, with virginia grey, philip reed, richard denning, at turner classic movies. Unknown island 1948 up to something haise out of this world comic books island comics movie posters comic book comic. Goldenera starlet virginia grey leads ragtag group on expedition into prehistoric island.
In unknown island, a scientist movie maker and his girl hire a ship and head off to an unknown island. There are lots of old movies that have dinosaurs where they are not exactly anatomically correct. Obviously, even this films release date 1948 is relatively recent, when compared to the silent 1925 classic, the lost world based on sir arthur conan doyles novel. Unknown island does not have any comments yet log in. As a young boy and if you were not a boy, it is unlikely that island will have any special appeal for you, were you happy to sneak out of bed at 3. Watch online or download unknown island 1948 storyline. Because this is a reproduction of an original poster it will feature the same characteristics as the original which can include registration issues, discoloration, etc. Unknown island 1948 a captain barton maclane brings a couple virginia grey, philip reed to an island in the pacific where dinosaurs may still roam. Even so, im ok with a lame dinosaur as long as you give it a good try, and in 1948, a good try is all you can hope for. Perhaps rubber costumes took a lot longer to construct in the forties than today. Unknown island made me long again, if only briefly, for a bag of stale popcorn, a big hunk candy bar, and a captain marvel serial. Unknown island 1948 has a similar character structure to king kong 1933. Giant monster month is an education and critical endeavor and is protected by fair use.
They meet a mysterious captain at a cafe in singapore. Gallery of 11 movie poster and cover images for unknown island 1948. Unknown island is a 1948 adventure film directed by jack bernhard and starring virginia grey, phillip reed, richard denning and barton maclane. Unknown island was one of several bbudget lost world films made during the 1940s and 50s. In this science fiction adventure, john fairbanks richard denning is a former marine who, while on duty, discovered a previously unknown island in the pacific where dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals have somehow managed to escape extinction and live as they did millions of years ago. Dec 15, 2014 unknown island is an american fantasyadventure film that was directed by jack bernhard and originally released in october 1948. Ray crash corrigan february 14, 1902 august 10, 1976, born raymond benard or raymond benitz, according to some sources, was an american actor most famous for appearing in many bwestern movies among these the three mesquiteers and range busters film series. Log in to see which of your friends have seen this movie log in. The adventurer spotted the island during the war and took a photograph of a dinosaur. Directed by jack bernhard and produced by albert jay cohen. In king kong, a movie maker hires a girl and a ship and heads off to skull island, hoping to become rich and famous. Shot in cinecolor, the film features monsters such as dinosaurs and a giant sloth. Reproduction image size varies based on original poster dimension ratios.
He and his fiance hear about an island rumored to be inhabited by dinosaurs. In this one, scientist philip reed wants to explore a seemingly prehistoric pacific island that hed once seen from the air, so he and his. Other dinosaurs brought to life in the film were done so by using miniature sets and rubbery models. If you get around to watching unknown island, you can definitely tell the. I have looked for this movie for a while for my dad he saw the movie when he. Blonde ice is a crime film noir released on july 24, 1948, directed by jack bernhard with music by irving gertz. Prehistoric monsters of an unknown word invade the world of today. Unknown island movie posters from movie poster shop. This means the film is a low budget commercial film along with a feature movie.
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