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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1053

The Mysterious Island

192995 minUnited States

Science fiction

Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: English
This copy runs: 93:29
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

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Wikimedia Commons · arkiver@archive.org · Public domain

Synopsis

Count Dakkar's scientific community is attacked by a ruler who wants control of its discoveries. Escape and pursuit carry two submarines into the depths, where the struggle encounters an unfamiliar undersea world. Machines designed for exploration become the means of confronting both political violence and extraordinary creatures.

Cast

Lionel Barrymore

Jacqueline Gadsden

Lloyd Hughes

Montagu Love

Harry Gribbon

DirectorsLucien Hubbard

Behind the scenes

The long production crossed the transition from silent cinema to talking pictures. Its combination of submarine effects, color photography and sound reflects the technical ambitions and complications of MGM's Jules Verne adventure.

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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.

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Availability checked on September 15, 2026.

Photograph credit

Photographs cropped, resized and optimized as WebP, displayed in monochrome.

Lionel Barrymore — Unknown author · Public domain
Lloyd Hughes — Unknown author · Public domain
Montagu Love — Unknown author · Public domain

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