Talk:Island of Lost Souls (1932 film)

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A fact from Island of Lost Souls (1932 film) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 3 May 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that in 1935 Paramount wanted to reissue the film Island of Lost Souls (poster pictured) but was denied by the Hays Code, due to the film's excessive horror?

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1932 or 1933?

IMDB, as noted in the article, says this film was released in 1932. And so does Criterion, which released a DVD of this film in 2011.

So, I'm tempted to change the release date to 1932. Any objections?

And if I do make the change, what else do I need to change? I'm thinking there's a Wikipedia page on "Films released in 1932" page. What else? --Spiff666 (talk) 18:35, 2 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Acknowledging the "multiple issues" flag, I've tried to clean up the existing text, added references and some content. Production, Release, and Reception sections could still use more content. If no one thinks more improvement is needed at this point, I'll delete the "multiple issues" template soon. --PapaJupe (talk) 17:17, 12 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Per a new 2022 source, Island of Lost Souls seems to have premiered in Chicago. Andrzejbanas (talk) 02:43, 13 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Re-write

I've basically re-done the article in part of my attempts at cleaning articles on older genre films. It probably needs a copy-edit, but if anyone notices anything glaring or missing from previous edits, i'll be happy to address it here. Andrzejbanas (talk) 06:50, 14 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review

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Reviewer: Eiga-Kevin2 (talk · contribs) 23:30, 10 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I'll be reviewing this. As this is my first review, it may take a few days but I'll try and get it entirely reviewed very soon. Eiga-Kevin2 (talk - contribs) 23:30, 10 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Here are my initial comments.

Lead section:
- "For the role of Lota the Panther woman"; should be written "Panther Woman" as written elsewhere on the article.

Done. Andrzejbanas (talk) 17:03, 11 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

- "Island of Lost Souls was released in December 1932, since when several edited forms have been released with several edits to remove dialogue and scenes involving Dr. Moreau"; I suggest changing "when" to "then" in this sentence.

Done. Andrzejbanas (talk) 17:03, 11 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

- I recommend adding a space between the words rather than having a hyphen in "home-video" and "most-difficult".

Done. (strange, I don't think I would've written them with a dash. Not sure where that come from!) Andrzejbanas (talk) 17:03, 11 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Plot section:
- "Moreau tells Parker Lota"; should be "Moreau tells Parker that Lota".

Done. Andrzejbanas (talk) 17:03, 11 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

- Is the hyphen in "beast-man" necessary?

The essay here uses the dash. I don't think there is any "real" way, but let's stick with that. Andrzejbanas (talk) 17:03, 11 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Cast section:
- Looks mostly fine to me but I suggest changing "beast men" to "beastmen" unless they're cited as the former in that book or other reliable sources.

See above, per the -. Andrzejbanas (talk) 17:03, 11 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Production section
- "It was announced Burke was go on a promotional tour for Island of Lost Souls after production"; suggest making this "It was announced Burke was going on a promotional tour for Island of Lost Souls after production".

Done. Andrzejbanas (talk) 17:03, 11 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

- I suggest removing "Has" in "he was cast after the film has started shooting".

Agreed. Done. Andrzejbanas (talk) 17:03, 11 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Reception section
- Recommend removing the link to The Hollywood Filmograph until/unless it becomes a page.

Agreed. Have meant to do that. Done. Andrzejbanas (talk) 17:03, 11 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

-- Eiga-Kevin2 (talk - contribs) 2:27, 11 April 2023 (UTC)

Also, for the opening paragraph I suggest changing it to "is a 1932 American science fiction horror film directed by Erle C. Kenton. Produced and distributed by Paramount Productions, it is based on H. G. Wells' 1896 novel The Island of Doctor Moreau, and stars Charles Laughton, Richard Arlen and Kathleen Burke." Eiga-Kevin2 (talk - contribs) 16:47, 11 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Definitely better. Re-phrased. Andrzejbanas (talk) 01:10, 12 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Here are the major last issues that I think need to be sorted out:

The second link to Paramount in the infobox is unnecessary

Agreed. Removed. Andrzejbanas (talk) 04:48, 12 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

In the Reception section, I suggest removing the n.a. in the "author" section, "- Rotten Tomatoes" in the "title" section, and changing Rotten Tomatoes.com to simply Rotten Tomatoes in the Rotten Tomatoes citation.

Also agreed. Formatted to make it a bit cleaner. Andrzejbanas (talk) 04:48, 12 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The only note in the "notes" section is unreferenced; unless a reliable source features the information on what lines were removed from the film, it is classed as original research and should be deleted per WP:NOR. Eiga-Kevin2 (talk - contribs) 12:11, 12 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I think that got lost in a peer edit. I've re-added the source. Andrzejbanas (talk) 04:48, 12 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Great!, that was the last issue. Passing. Eiga-Kevin2 (talk - contribs) 2:17, 12 April 2023 (UTC)

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Lightburst (talk) 20:03, 27 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Poster for Island of Lost Souls

... that some sources state Buster Crabbe, Alan Ladd and Randolph Scott were among the beast-men extras in the 1932 film Island of Lost Souls (poster pictured), but no proof has been found? Source: Mank, Gregory William (2022). Angels and Ministers of Grace Defend Us! (Kindle ed.). McFarland & Company. ISBN 9781476644035. p. 178
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/The Owl's Legacy
- Comment: Alt suggestions are welcome. BorgQueen (talk) 06:45, 12 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Improved to Good Article status by Andrzejbanas (talk). Nominated by BorgQueen (talk) at 06:45, 12 April 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Island of Lost Souls (1932 film); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

Article has achieved Good Article status. No issues of copyvio or plagiarism. All sources appear reliable. Image is good. Hook is interesting and sourced. QPQ is done. Looks ready to go. Congratulations on this excellent article! Thriley (talk) 18:16, 12 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
ALT1 ... that for the 1932 film Island of Lost Souls (poster pictured) there was a contest to cast the Panther Woman and it attracted nearly 60,000 contestants?

I added an alternative ALT - seeing if it might be considered. @BorgQueen and Thriley:. Bruxton (talk) 16:15, 27 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Bruxton: Love your hook! But then it will need to be approved. Are you willing, Thriley? BorgQueen (talk) 16:31, 27 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Looks good to me! Thriley (talk) 16:52, 27 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Theleekycauldron: please consider promotion, because I cannot. Bruxton (talk) 17:56, 27 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, @Theleekycauldron: with the image please. It's rare we get to feature a classic film poster. BorgQueen (talk) 19:09, 27 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Lightburst: can you help us? BorgQueen (talk) 19:54, 27 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@BorgQueen: I am looking it over! I see an open image slot. Lightburst (talk) 20:01, 27 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Spelling - Prendrick or Prendick

Confusing - There was one each of Prendrick and Prendick in this article. When I checked The Island of Doctor Moreau there is Pendrick, Prendick and Prendrick and ditto via Google searches. So, just for consistency, I changed Prendrick in this article to Prendick after viewing this at Gutenberg. JennyOz (talk) 11:49, 3 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]