Hell on Devil's Island
{{Short description|1957 film by Christian Nyby}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Hell on Devil's Island
| image = Hell on Devil's Island poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Christian Nyby
| producer = Leon Chooluck
Laurence Stewart
| screenplay = Steven Ritch
| story = Arndt Guisti
Ethel Guisti
| starring = Helmut Dantine
William Talman
Donna Martell
Jean Willes
Rex Ingram
Robert Cornthwaite
| music = Irving Gertz
| cinematography = Ernest Haller
| editing = Warren Adams
| studio = Regal Films Inc
| distributor = 20th Century-Fox
| released = {{Film date|1957|8|}}{{Cite news|author=Scheuer, P. K.|title='Sea wife' tells drama of nun and three men.|date=Aug 22, 1957|work=Los Angeles Times|id={{ProQuest|167179279}}}}
| runtime = 73 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Hell on Devil's Island is a 1957 American adventure film directed by Christian Nyby and written by Steven Ritch. The film stars Helmut Dantine, William Talman, Donna Martell, Jean Willes, Rex Ingram and Robert Cornthwaite. The film was theatrically released in August 1957 by 20th Century-Fox.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/77693/hell-on-devils-island |title=Hell on Devil's Island (1957) – Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |date= |access-date=2015-09-18}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/94729/Hell-on-Devil-s-Island/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310092516/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/94729/Hell-on-Devil-s-Island/overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=2016-03-10 |title=Hell-on-Devil-s-Island – Trailer – Cast – Showtimes |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |author=Hal Erickson |author-link=Hal Erickson (author) |date=2016 |accessdate=2015-09-18}}{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=52215 |title=Hell on Devil's Island |publisher=Afi.com |date= |accessdate=2015-09-18}}{{Cite news|title=HELL ON DEVIL'S ISLAND|date=1957|work=Monthly Film Bulletin|volume=24|page=151|id={{ProQuest|1305820394}}}}
Plot
In the French Guinea prison known as Devil's Island, the ruthless commandant Bayard savagely beats Paul Rigaud and other convicts. The island's new governor, Renault, is determined to put an end to such brutality.
Efforts by the evil Bayard and his seductive accomplice Suzanne, a cafe owner, fail to keep Rigaud confined and he is released. He meets up with former cellmate Lulu and is approached by Governor Renault, who has discovered Rigaud was a newspaper editor who was imprisoned unjustly for his published opinions. Renault requests that Rigaud help him expose the prison's cruel punishments, with help from the governor's daughter, Giselle.
Suzanne agrees to betray Bayard, only to be stabbed to death by a bartender loyal to the commandant. Justice is ultimately done, however, after which Rigaud and Lulu begin personally tearing down the barriers of the prison.
Cast
- Helmut Dantine as Paul Rigaud
- William Talman as Bayard
- Donna Martell as Giselle Renault
- Jean Willes as Suzanne
- Rex Ingram as Lulu
- Robert Cornthwaite as Gov. Renault
- Jay Adler as Toto
- Peter Adams as Jacques Boucher
- Edward Colmans as Jean Robert
- Mel Welles as Felix Molyneaux
- Charles Bohbot as Marcel
Producer
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0050498|Hell on Devil's Island}}
{{Christian Nyby}}
Category:1957 crime drama films
Category:20th Century Fox films
Category:American adventure films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:American crime drama films
Category:Films directed by Christian Nyby
Category:Films set on Devil's Island
Category:1950s English-language films
Category:Films scored by Irving Gertz
Category:English-language crime drama films
Category:English-language adventure films
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