East of Borneo
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Duration Country United States | 5.8/10 IMDb Genre Adventure | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date August 1, 1931 (1931-08-01) Genres Drama, Action Film, Adventure Film, Melodrama, Action/Adventure Cast (Linda Rudolph), (Allan Clark), (Prinz Hashin), (Neila), (Osman) Similar movies Related George Melford movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East of borneo 1931 jungle adventure
For the art publication, see East of Borneo (magazine).
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East of Borneo (1931) is an American Pre-Code adventure film directed by George Melford, co-written by Edwin H. Knopf and Dale Van Every, starring Rose Hobart, Charles Bickford, Georges Renavent, Lupita Tovar, and Noble Johnson, and released by Universal Studios.
In 1936, artist Joseph Cornell edited this feature film into his short experimental film Rose Hobart which runs about 19 minutes.
Plot
Linda Randolph (Hobart) looks for her husband on the island of Marado just east of Borneo. Although Linda is warned that Marado's jungles are “entirely too dangerous” for a woman, she persists through dangerous raft rides and wild crocodiles. She discovers that her husband is now the personal physician to the island’s enigmatic prince. The prince lusts for Linda, and a love triangle ensues.
Production
The film was shot largely at Universal Studios. Despite being essentially a b-picture, East of Borneo featured elaborate sets. Props and set dressing used in the film were reportedly valued at $100,000; this figure includes a large $25,000 Buddha statue, a very rare small white Buddha and a long mother-of-pearl inlaid bench, silver dinner utensils and Oriental rugs and drapery.
References
East of Borneo WikipediaEast of Borneo IMDb East of Borneo themoviedb.org