Fog Island
A mystery-suspense film based on the 1937 play Angel Island.
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Fog Island is a 1945 American mystery-suspense film directed by Terry O. Morse. It stars B movie horror film regulars George Zucco and Lionel Atwill. The film was based on the 1937 play Angel Island by Bernadine "Bernie" Angus. The story follows Leo Grainer, a recent ex-convict living secluded on Fog Island with the daughter of his murdered wife. Seeking to learn who murdered her and to exact revenge on those who framed him and destroyed his business, he invites his former associates to his creepy island mansion on the pretext he may share a hidden fortune with them.
Quick Facts
- Director
- Terry O. Morse
- Producer
- Terry O. Morse (associate producer); Leon Fromkess (producer)
- Writer
- Pierre Gendron (screenplay); Bernadine Angus (play Angel Island)
- Music
- Karl Hajos
- Cinematography
- Ira H. Morgan
- Editing
- George McGuire
- Distributor
- Producers Releasing Corporation
- Released
- 15 February 1945, United States
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Background
Leo Grainer, an ex-convict, lives on Fog Island with his murdered wife's daughter. He rigs his mansion with secret passages and a trap before his guests arrive. Once they are there, he gives each a clue, including his stepdaughter and butler. This pits everyone against each other, playing on their greed. What follows is conflict, revealed mysteries, sudden death, and an unlikely resolution.
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