What a freaking movie. So many twists and turns. Absolutely intense from start to finish.

if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

The better of the Island of Dr Moreau films out there! As one of the first, in black and white, I found this to be very close to the original storyline. I read the HG Wells book and enjoyed it. There was a lot of propaganda against vivisection at the time, and HG Wells really disliked Walter Bradford Canon. Dr Moreau is effectively him, who worked much at Harvard doing experiments mostly on cats. This is a good film noir and you will like it.

The castaway Edward Parker (Richard Arlen) is rescued by a cargo ship that is transporting Mr. Montgomery (Arthur Hohl) and animals to the notorious scientist Dr. Moreau (Charles Laughton), who lives in an isolated tiny island in the South Seas. Edwad sends a message to his fiancée Ruth Thomas (Leila Hyams) informing that he is safe and sound and will meet her at Apia. However he has an argument with Captain Davies (Stanley Fields) that tosses him overboard on Dr. Moreau's vessel. The scientist welcomes Edward in his island and offers to transport him on the next day to Apia. Edward sees strange natives and is introduced to the beautiful native Latta (Kathleen Burke). They hear screams from a room called the house of pain by Lotta where Edward sees Dr. Moreau and Montgomery operating a person without anesthetic. But later Montgomery gives a justification to Edward that does not know that Dr. Moreau is performing experiences with animals turning them into people. Further, Dr. Moreau decides to keep Edward in the island since Lolla, who is indeed a panther, is developing human emotions. What will happen to Edward?"Island of Lost Souls" is the original version of H. G. Wells' novel "The Island of Dr. Moreau" to the cinema. The polemic story of an obsessed scientist that decides to play God raised many problems to the producers in UK with the censorship because of the vivisection scenes. My vote is seven.Title (Brazil): "A Ilha das Almas Selvagens" ("The Island of the Wild Souls")

You can't go wrong with Charles Laughton playing the heavy. Here is is cast as Dr. Moreau, the evil vivisectionist from the famous H. G. Wells novel. He has created an island filled with animal-men who walk on two legs but maintain the features of their various animal counterparts. A man finds himself washed ashore on this island and he becomes privy to Laughton's experiments. He is helpless to do anything. He involves himself with one of Laughton's "people" for a while. This is mostly about the sickness of the island itself and Moreau's obsessions. One thing he doesn't count on is that wild animals have a sense of self preservation and potential violence. I love that cry in the jungle: "What is the Law? Are we not men?" An excellent retelling of a terrific story.

First saw this on KHOU-Houston's old Late, Late Show when I was 14. I remained haunted by it from that night forward. I read the novel, "The Island of Dr. Moreau" in college. If you're reading the reviews, you know the plot and probably the denouement. Let me just say that Laughton's performance will chill you to the bone and the under-lit sets add to the nightmarish quality. The film being made in 1932 black-and-white actually enhances this nightmarish affect. Yes, there have been at least two remakes. The one with Burt Lancaster as Moreau is a huge disappointment; the one with Marlon Brando is better and very watchable. However, both pale next to Laughton's b/w version. Watch it and be among those who are haunted.