Condemned (1929)

Directors

Wesley Ruggles

Cast

Ronald Colman, Ann Harding, Dudley Digges, Louis Wolheim, William Elmer

The story

Set against the oppressive backdrop of Devil’s Island in French Guiana, the film follows Michel, a newly arrived prisoner facing a lengthy sentence in the notoriously brutal penal colony. Michel, however, is no typical inmate; his relaxed demeanor and easy charm quickly ingratiate him with fellow prisoners, including the affable Jacques, and eventually earn him a privileged position as houseboy to the camp’s warden, Vidal. Vidal is a deeply possessive man, particularly when it comes to his much younger wife, whom he treats less as a partner and more as a symbol of status.

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