---
title: 'The Mysterious Island (1929)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Benjamin Christensen'
released: '1929-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-mysterious-island-1929'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020198/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Mysterious Island (1929)

1929 · 95 min · Science Fiction · United States


## Synopsis

The Mysterious Island is a 1929 American sound part-talkie science fiction film directed by Lucien Hubbard, based on Jules Verne's 1874 novel L'Île mystérieuse. The film was photographed largely in two-color Technicolor. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. The sound was recorded via the Western Electric sound-on-film process. The film was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Benjamin Christensen](https://cinepixo.com/people/benjamin-christensen), [Maurice Tourneur](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-tourneur), [Lucien Hubbard](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucien-hubbard)
- **Screenplay:** [Lucien Hubbard](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucien-hubbard), [Carl Pierson](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-pierson)
- **Editor:** [Carl Pierson](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-pierson)
- **Original Music Composer:** [William Axt](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-axt)
- **Producer:** [John Ernest Williamson](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-ernest-williamson)
- **Director of Photography:** [John Ernest Williamson](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-ernest-williamson), [James Basevi](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-basevi)

## Cast

- [Harry Gribbon](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-gribbon)
- [Gibson Gowland](https://cinepixo.com/people/gibson-gowland)
- [Karl Dane](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-dane)
- [Pauline Starke](https://cinepixo.com/people/pauline-starke)
- [Jacqueline Gadsden](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacqueline-gadsden)
- [Lionel Barrymore](https://cinepixo.com/people/lionel-barrymore) as Captain Nemo
- [Snitz Edwards](https://cinepixo.com/people/snitz-edwards)
- [Angelo Rossitto](https://cinepixo.com/people/angelo-rossitto)
- [Lloyd Hughes](https://cinepixo.com/people/lloyd-hughes)
- [Montagu Love](https://cinepixo.com/people/montagu-love)

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