Wasn't the Michael York version a re-make of an earlier version? I rememer a black & white version that played when I was a kid. The cool thing about it was whenever something scary was about to happen a tiny bell would ring. The bell was for the benefit of the viewing audience who may become too frightened by what was coming up. Even as a kid, I though that was hilarious.
I believe that was called "The Island of Lost Souls" although it was clearly from the H.G. Wells novel. Bela Lugosi was the sayer of the law and Charles Laughton was the Doctor. I saw it a year or two ago on one of the movie channels. Still watchable in that classic 1930s monster movie way.
