The Island of Despair

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The Island of Despair
Directed by Henry Edwards
Written byMargot Neville
Starring Matheson Lang
Marjorie Hume
Gordon Hopkirk
Cyril McLaglen
Production
company
Distributed byStoll Pictures
Release date
  • 27 December 1926 (1926-12-27)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

The Island of Despair is a 1926 British drama film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Matheson Lang, Marjorie Hume and Gordon Hopkirk. [1] It was based on a novel by Margot Neville.

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References

  1. BFI.org