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Adventure Island (film)
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Wikipedia article
'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 Productionsone of the few times director Newfield worked for a major studioand 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 1894 novel of the same name by Robert Louis Stevenson and his stepson Lloyd Osbourne.
Plot
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.
Rory Calhoun and Rhoda Fleming were borrowed from David O. Selznick. Filming started in September 1946 in Catalina.KELLY AND GLAZER BUY 'HALF CASTE' New York Times 5 Sep 1946: 34. Ninety percent of the film was shot at Catalina, to reduce the need for studio space.
The owner of the boat used in the film later sued the producers for damaging it.
See also
*List of films in the public domain in the United States
*Ebb Tide' (1922)
*Ebb Tide' (1937)
References
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