Fog Island is a 1945 mystery-suspense film with horror overtones about an investor recently released from prison who invites a group of former business associates to a holiday in his secluded home, intending to exact revenge on them.
The movie was directed by Terry O. Morse from a screenplay by Pierre Gendron based on the 1937 play Angel Island by Bernadine Angus. Leon Fromkess was the producer.
The Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC) production stars George Zucco, Lionel Atwill, Jerome Cowan, Veda Ann Borg and Sharon Douglas.
In 1956, Terry O. Morse directed the additional American scenes for the US release of Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Plot:
A recent ex-convict named Leo Grainer (George Zucco) lives secluded on Fog Island with the daughter of his murdered wife. Seeking to learn who murdered her, and to exact revenge on those who framed him and destroyed his business, he invites his former associates to his creepy island mansion on the pretext he may share a hidden fortune with them.
Prior to their arrival, he rigs the mansion with secret passages and a trap. Then, once his guests arrive, he gives each a clue, including his stepdaughter and butler. This successfully pits everyone against the others and plays on their greed. What then transpires is conflict, revealed mysteries, sudden death, and an unlikely resolution…
“More style and more generous budget could have gone a long way in putting Fog Island over the top as a Poverty Row mini-classic. As it is, we can still enjoy it for its moments of intrigue and full-throttle performances of horror standbys Zucco and Atwill.” Tom Weaver, Poverty Row Horrors! Monogram, PRC and Republic Horror Films of the Forties, McFarland Classics book
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Cast and characters:
George Zucco as Leo Grainer/Grainger
Lionel Atwill as Alec Ritchfield
Jerome Cowan as Kavanaugh
Sharon Douglas as Gail
Veda Ann Borg as Sylvia
John Whitney as Jeff
Jacqueline deWit as Emiline Bronson
Ian Keith as Doctor Lake
George Lloyd as Allerton the Butler
Release date:
February 15, 1945 (United States)
Country of origin:
United States
Filming locations:
PRC Studios, 7950 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, California
Tech specs:
1h 12m (72 min)
Black and white
Aspect ratio: 1.37: 1
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