Mystery Island (1937 film)
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Mystery Island is a 1937 Australian film shot almost entirely on location near Lord Howe Island
. It stars Brian Abbot
and Desmond Hay, who sailed back to the mainland together after filming in a 16-foot open boat and were never heard of again.
Lord Howe Island
Lord Howe Island is an irregularly crescent-shaped volcanic remnant in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand, directly east of mainland Port Macquarie, and about from Norfolk Island. The island is about 11 km long and between 2.8 km and 0.6 km wide with an area of...
. It stars Brian Abbot
Brian Abbot
Brian Abbot , real name George Rikard Bell, was an Australian actor best known for playing the male lead in Orphan of the Wilderness and the circumstances of his death.-Biography:...
and Desmond Hay, who sailed back to the mainland together after filming in a 16-foot open boat and were never heard of again.
Cast
- Brian AbbotBrian AbbotBrian Abbot , real name George Rikard Bell, was an Australian actor best known for playing the male lead in Orphan of the Wilderness and the circumstances of his death.-Biography:...
- Jean Laidley as Audrey Challoner
- W. Lane-Bayliff as Captain Druce
- William Carroll as Chief Officer Vowels
- George Doran as Reverend Abel
- Edward Druitt as Seabright
- Desmond Hay as Packer
- Mollie Kerwin as Miss Fortescue
- Moncrieff Macallum as Green
- Douglas Mackinnon as Cook
External links
- Mystery Island at Australian Screen OnlineAustralian Screen OnlineAustralian Screen Online is an on-line database operated by the Australian National Film and Sound Archive. It provides information about and excerpts from a wide selection of Australian feature films, documentaries, television programs, newsreels, short films, animations, and home-movies. It also...