The Mysterious Island 1929

Name: The Mysterious Island
Released: 1929-10-05
Cast: Lionel Barrymore, Jacqueline Gadsden, Lloyd Hughes, Montagu Love, Snitz Edwards

Synopsis:

On a volcanic island near the Kingdom of Hetvia rules Count Dakkar, a benevolent leader and scientist who has eliminated class distinction among the island's inhabitants. Dakkar, his sister Sonia and her fiance, engineer Nicolai Roget have designed a submarine which Roget pilots on its initial voyage just before the island is overrun by Baron Falon, despotic ruler of Hetvia. Falon sets out after Roget in a second submarine and the two craft, diving to the ocean's floor, discover a strange land populated by dragons, giant squid and an eerie undiscovered humanoid race.

Directed by:	Lucien Hubbard & Maurice Tourneur & Benjamin Christensen
Written by:	Lucien Hubbard
Runtime:	95 minutes
Tagline:	Actually filmed at the bottom of the ocean off the Bahamas, imperiled by hurricane and storm.