Review of Horror Island

I wonder how audiences in 1941 reacted to "Horror Island" when they discovered there was nothing 'horror" about it. I think I would asked for refund. A familiar crew of contract players do what they can with a lousy script and a very cheap production, which cost around $190,000 and were probably glad to depart for other projects when the last 'okay for print' was called out. The story involves something about a boat full of guests who go to this island and someone tries to scare them away. The chills are zero and the dialogue bogs everything down as they try to figure out whose killing off who. This was a great title that suggested much more than it delivered. This is a great example of Universal rushing this production through to get it into the theaters as the bottom of a double bill. Sadly, it's one Universal "shocker" that should have been relegated to the trash bins.