Adventure Island (film)
| Adventure Island | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Sam Newfield as "Peter Steward" |
| Screenplay by | Maxwell Shane |
| Based on | The Ebb Tide by Robert Louis Stevenson Lloyd Osborne |
| Produced by | William H. Pine William C. Thomas |
| Starring | Rory Calhoun Rhonda Fleming Paul Kelly John Abbott Alan Napier |
| Cinematography | Jack Greenhalgh |
| Edited by | Howard A. Smith |
| Music by | Darrell Calker |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 66 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $250,000-$300,000[1] |
Adventure Island is a 1947 American South Seas action/adventure film shot in Cinecolor and directed by Sam Newfield (using the pseudonym "Peter Stewart") for Paramount Pictures' Pine-Thomas Productions—one of the few times director Newfield worked for a major studio—and starring Rory Calhoun and Rhonda Fleming.
This film is a remake of the silent film Ebb Tide (1922) and the film Ebb Tide (1937), all based on the novel of the same name by Robert Louis Stevenson and his stepson Lloyd Osbourne.
Premise
Three sailors and a woman (Rhonda Fleming) roam an island ruled by a deadly tyrant.
Cast
- Rory Calhoun as Mr. Herrick
- Rhonda Fleming as Faith Wishart
- Paul Kelly as Capt. Donald Lochlin
- John Abbott as Huish
- Alan Napier as Attwater
Production
The film was made by Pine-Thomas Productions who specialised in lower budgeted action movies. However their budget for this was larger than they usually employed, ranging between $250,000-$300,000.[1]
Rory Calhoun and Rhoda Fleming were borrowed from David O. Selznick. Filming started in September 1946 in Catalina.[2] Ninety percent of the film was shot at Catalina, to reduce the need for studio space.[3]
The owner of the boat used in the film later sued the producers for damaging it.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b "$750,000-$1,000,000 class held just right by Pine Thomas". Variety. 26 January 1949. p. 7.
- ^ KELLY AND GLAZER BUY 'HALF CASTE' New York Times 5 Sep 1946: 34.
- ^ "Briefs from the lots". Variety. 4 September 1946. p. 7.
- ^ https://archive.org/stream/variety166-1947-06#page/n76/mode/1up/search/%22adventure+island%22
External links
- Adventure Island at IMDb
- Adventure Island at TCMDB
- Adventure Island at BFI
- Review of film at Variety
- Adventure Island is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive (print is in black & white)
- Adventure Island at AllMovie
- Adventure Island at Rotten Tomatoes
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- 1947 films
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- 1940s action adventure films
- 1940s action comedy films
- English-language films
- Films based on British novels
- Films directed by Sam Newfield
- Paramount Pictures films
- Films set in Oceania
- Cinecolor films
- Films based on works by Robert Louis Stevenson
- American action adventure films
- American action comedy films
- Action adventure film stubs