USA, 1931
77m
35mm film, black and white
mono (Western Electric Sound System), English
An American horror film directed by George Melford.
Plot Summary
A woman treks through dangerous jungle territory to find her missing husband.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: George Melford
Copyright MCMXXXI [1931] by Universal Pictures Corp., Carl Laemmle, pres.
Carl Laemmle presents
A George Melford production
“It’s a Universal picture”
Associate Producer: Paul Kohner
Screen Play: Edwin Knopf
Story: Dale Van Every
Scenario Supervisor: E. Richard Schayer
Cinematographer: George Robinson
Supervising Film Editor: Maurice Pivar
Film Editor: Arthur Tavares
Recording Supervision: C. Roy Hunter
Art Director: Charles D. Hall
Cast
Rose Hobart (Linda)
Charles Bickford (Dr Allan Clark)
George Renavent (The Prince of Marudu)
Lupita Tovar (Neila)
Noble Johnson (Osman)
Alternative Titles
Borneo selvaggio – Italy
A borneoi maharadzsa – Hungary
Das Ende von Maradu – Germany
Al este de Borneo – Spain
Flykten från Borneo – Sweden
Istočno od Bornea – Yugoslavia (Serbian)
A Leste da Ilha de Bornéu – Portugal
A Leste de Bornéo – Brazil
A Leste de Bornéu – Brazil
Maradu – Austria
Mesa st’ agria thiria – Greece
Ourang – Belgium, France
Tropeøens Hemmelighed – Denmark
Volupté sous les tropiques – Belgium (French re-release)
Wellust in de tropen – Belgium (Flemish re-release)
ボルネオの東 – Japan
References
Periodicals
- Adaptation vol.5 no.2 (2012) pp.152-168 – article (Recycled images: Rose Hobart, East of Borneo, and The Perils of Pauline by Guy Barefoot)
- Hollywood Spectator vol.12 no.8 (26 September 1931) p.24
- The Picturegoer vol.1 no.42 (12 March 1932) p.18
- Sight and Sound Supplement no.14 (March 1948) p.7 – credits
Books
- Sound Films, 1927-1939: A United States Filmography by Alan G. Fetrow p.170
- Thrills Untapped: Neglected Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Films 1928-1936 pp. 75-78
- Universal Horrors: The Studio’s Classic Films 1931-1946 (2nd edition) by Tom Weaver, Michael Brunas and John Brunas p. 570 – review
