The read
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 11m.
Synopsis
An obsessed scientist conducts profane experiments in evolution, eventually establishing himself as the self-styled demigod to a race of mutated, half-human abominations.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes88%
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
274 audience votes
Key crew
- Erle C. KentonDirector
- Waldemar YoungScreenplay
- Philip WylieScreenplay
Cast
- Charles LaughtonDr. Moreau
- Richard ArlenEdward Parker
- Leila HyamsRuth Thomas
- Bela LugosiThe Sayer of the Law
- Kathleen BurkeLota the Panther Woman
- Arthur HohlMontgomery
- Stanley FieldsCapt. Davies
- Paul HurstCapt. Donahue
- Hans SteinkeOuran
- Tetsu KomaiM`ling
- George IrvingConsul
- Jack BardetteUndetermined Role (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
exotic islandbased on novel or bookmad scientistman beaststrandedmad doctorheld captiveremote islandpre-codegenetic engineeringsouth sea islandgod complex