On September 1, 1945 “Isle of the Dead” was released in theaters! Directed by Mark Robson (Valley of the Dolls) and made for RKO Radio Pictures by producer Val Lewton. The film's script was inspired by the painting Isle of the Dead by Arnold Böcklin, which appears behind the title credits. It was written by frequent Lewton collaborator Ardel Wray (I Walked with a Zombie). It starred Boris Karloff. Isle of the Dead was the second of three films Lewton made with Karloff, and the fourth of five pic