King of the Damned
Year:
1936
Production Country:
Great Britain
Sensational melodrama of a convict settlement on a tropical island, where the brutal Deputy Commandant exploits the prisoners and sparks off a revolt.
Cast & credits
Cast
- convict 83 Conrad Veidt
- Anna Fernandez Helen Vinson
- Mooche, convict 98 Noah Beery
- Major Ramon Montez Ramage, Cecil
- Greek Edmund Willard
- Lumberjack Percy Parsons
- the boy Peter Croft
- Captain Torres Raymond Lovell
- commandant C.M. Hallard
- Dr Prada Allan Jeayes
- Captain Perez Percy Walsh
- cast member Charles Castella
- cast member Ambrose Day
- cast member Basil Langton
Credits
Direction
- Director Walter Forde
- [Assistant Director] William J. Dodds
- [Assistant Director] Ralph D. Hogg
Production
- Production Company Gaumont-British Picture Corporation
- [Producer] Michael Balcon
- Studio Shepherd's Bush Studios
Writing
- Screenplay Charles Bennett
- Screenplay Sidney Gilliat
- Adaptation A.R. Rawlinson
- [Additional Dialogue] Noel Langley
- Based on the play by John Chancellor
Photography
- Photography Bernard Knowles
- [Camera Assistant] Reginald Johnson
- [Camera Assistant] George Sturt
- [Camera Assistant] Frank Bassill
- [Camera Assistant] Gerry Massey-collier
Editing
- Editor Cyril Randell
Design
- Art Director O.F. Werndorff
- [Set Construction] Ernest Morris
Costumes
- Gowns Schiaparelli
- Wardrobe Marianne
Make-up
- [Make-up] Michael Morris
Music
- Music Director Louis Levy
Sound
- Recordist A.F. Birch
- [Sound] Alan Allen