Isle of Escape

Isle of Escape

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1930-03-01

On a South Sea island, Stella operates a hotel for her mother, who is constantly drunk on liquor smuggled by Shane, the principal trader and virtual dictator of the island. Dave Wade, exhausted from the heat, lands on the shore near the hotel and reports having escaped from a nearby cannibal island. Stella has her servants, Manua and Loru, care for him, but Shane, to whom she is married but with whom she has never lived, orders him taken to his house, intent on stealing his gold. In a drunken orgy, Shane takes the gold, provoking a fight in which Stella aids Wade. When Ma Blackney dies and Stella recovers the gold, she suggests they go to another island and establish a trading business; but because of a misunderstanding, Stella is kidnaped by the natives and taken to the cannibal island. Disregarding their differences, Wade and Shane join forces and go to the island; Shane sacrifices himself to stall the cannibals while Stella and Wade flee to the sea.

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Isle of Escape

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On a South Sea island, Stella operates a hotel for her mother, who is constantly drunk on liquor smuggled by Shane, the principal trader and virtual dictator of the island. Dave Wade, exhausted from the heat, lands on the shore near the hotel and reports having escaped from a nearby cannibal island. Stella has her servants, Manua and Loru, care for him, but Shane, to whom she is married but with whom she has never lived, orders him taken to his house, intent on stealing his gold. In a drunken orgy, Shane takes the gold, provoking a fight in which Stella aids Wade. When Ma Blackney dies and Stella recovers the gold, she suggests they go to another island and establish a trading business; but because of a misunderstanding, Stella is kidnaped by the natives and taken to the cannibal island. Disregarding their differences, Wade and Shane join forces and go to the island; Shane sacrifices himself to stall the cannibals while Stella and Wade flee to the sea.

Released

1930-03-01

Runtime

60

Director

Howard Bretherton

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Drama

Language

English

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures

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    Monte Blue

    Monte Blue
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    Myrna Loy

    Myrna Loy
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    Betty Compson

    Betty Compson
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    Noah Beery

    Noah Beery
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    Ivan F. Simpson

    Ivan F. Simpson
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    Jack Ackroyd

    Jack Ackroyd
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    Nina Quartero

    Nina Quartero
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    Duke Kahanamoku

    Duke Kahanamoku
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    Nick De Ruiz

    Nick De Ruiz
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    Rose Dione

    Rose Dione
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    Adolph Milar

    Adolph Milar