Isle of Escape

Isle of Escape
	likenesses of Monte Blue and Myrna Loy
Directed by	Howard Bretherton
Written by	J. Grubb Alexander; Lucien Hubbard
Story by	Jack McLaren
Based on	play by Campbell Dixon
Starring	Monte Blue; Myrna Loy; Betty Compson
Production; company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	March 1, 1930
Running time	60 minutes (6 reels)
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$281,000[1]
Box office	$282,000[1]

Isle of Escape is a 1930 American pre-Code film produced and released by Warner Bros.. The film stars Monte Blue and Myrna Loy and is set in the South Seas. Blue had been playing man-stranded-on-island roles in such films as White Shadows in the South Seas at MGM towards the end of the silent era and continued doing so in this early talkie.[2]

Plot

Dave Wade, a young miner, manages to escape from some cannibals in the South Seas who have killed all of his companions. He arrives at the island of Samora with a bag of gold which he managed to save. Here he meets a brutal man named Shane and a woman named Stella, who had been forced into a secret marriage with Shane. The couple run a small hotel. Stella immediately sympathizes with Dave's plight, while Shane sets his greedy eyes on his gold. After the death of Stella's mother, Dave escapes with her to another island. Here they meet Moira, a native girl, who falls in love with Dave and desperately tries to divert his love away from Stella. Eventually, Shane discovers the whereabouts of his wife and arrives on the island.

Cast

Monte Blue as Dave Wade
Myrna Loy as Moira
Betty Compson as Stella
Noah Beery, Sr. as Shane
Ivan F. Simpson as Judge
Jack Ackroyd as Hank
Nina Quartero as Loru
Duke Kahanamoku as Manua
Nick De Ruiz as Dolobe
Rose Dione as Ma Blackney

Box office

According to Warner Bros., the film earned $224,000 domestically and $58,000 foreign.[1]

Preservation status

Isle of Escape is believed to be a lost film. Around 2010, a small fragment, running about forty seconds, was discovered by a private collector.[3]

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References

Warner Bros financial information in The William Shaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 10 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Isle of Escape
The American Film Institute Catalogue of Feature Films 1921-30 c. 1971 by The American Film Institute

External links

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[warners-1] Warner Bros financial information in The William Shaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 10 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551

[2] The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Isle of Escape

[3] The American Film Institute Catalogue of Feature Films 1921-30 c. 1971 by The American Film Institute