Isle of Escape
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Isle of Escape is a 1930
talking film produced and released by Warner Brothers. The film stars Monte Blue
and Myrna Loy
and is set on a tropical island. Blue was playing the man-stranded-on-island roles, in such films as White Shadows in the South Seas
at MGM towards the end of the silent era and in this early talkie film continues on in the tradition. Isle of Escape is today a lost film
. A small piece of fragment remains with a private collector.
1930 in film
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talking film produced and released by Warner Brothers. The film stars Monte Blue
Monte Blue
Monte Blue was a movie actor who began his career as a romantic leading man in the silent film era, and later progressed to character roles....
and Myrna Loy
Myrna Loy
Myrna Loy was an American actress. Trained as a dancer, she devoted herself fully to an acting career following a few minor roles in silent films. Originally typecast in exotic roles, often as a vamp or a woman of Asian descent, her career prospects improved following her portrayal of Nora Charles...
and is set on a tropical island. Blue was playing the man-stranded-on-island roles, in such films as White Shadows in the South Seas
White Shadows in the South Seas
White Shadows in the South Seas is a silent film adventure romance produced by Cosmopolitan Productions in association with MGM and distributed by MGM. The movie was directed by W.S. Van Dyke and starred Monte Blue and Raquel Torres...
at MGM towards the end of the silent era and in this early talkie film continues on in the tradition. Isle of Escape is today a lost film
Lost film
A lost film is a feature film or short film that is no longer known to exist in studio archives, private collections or public archives such as the Library of Congress, where at least one copy of all American films are deposited and catalogued for copyright reasons...
. A small piece of fragment remains with a private collector.
Cast
- Monte BlueMonte BlueMonte Blue was a movie actor who began his career as a romantic leading man in the silent film era, and later progressed to character roles....
- Dave Wade - Myrna LoyMyrna LoyMyrna Loy was an American actress. Trained as a dancer, she devoted herself fully to an acting career following a few minor roles in silent films. Originally typecast in exotic roles, often as a vamp or a woman of Asian descent, her career prospects improved following her portrayal of Nora Charles...
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