Off To Devils Isle Aka Off To Devil’s Isle & Cuts (1926)

La Rochelle, France. Title: “Off to Devil’s Isle. 684 convicts leave in prison ship ’La Martiniere’ for notorious penal settlement“. L/S of the harbour, a crowd of people are moving along a road towards the quayside. Various L/Ss of the crowd on the quayside, a lot of the men wear prison uniforms and carry bundles, there is a strong military presence. The prisoners appear to be filing towards a boat moored in the harbour. L/S of a tug boat pulling a barge, lots of policemen / soldiers stand on the deck, presumably all the prisoners are held in the hold. L/S, taken from a another vessel, of the barge moored next to a large ship. After a flash of spacing, out takes / cuts start at 01:05:17. Cuts are the same or similar to the edited story. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT