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Mysterious Island
Mysterious Island

Mysterious Island

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Science FictionAdventureActionFantasy
September 13, 19514h 12m6.6 / 10
Overview

It is 1865 and Union prisoners use a military balloon to escape a Southern prison camp near the end of the Civil War. The balloon drifts for days and finally lands on a mysterious volcanic island with very unusual inhabitants. Also landing, in a better aircraft, is Rulu, a visitor from Mercury. She seeks a radio-active material that will enable her to manufacture an explosive that will destroy the world or, at least, the portion known as Earth in this 15 Chapter Serial from the 1950s.

Director
Spencer Gordon Bennet
Spencer Gordon Bennet
Production
Columbia Pictures
Cast
Richard Crane
Richard CraneCapt. Cyrus Harding
Marshall Reed
Marshall ReedJack Pencroft
Karen Randle
Karen RandleRulu of Mercury
R
Ralph HodgesHerbert 'Bert' Brown
Gene Roth
Gene RothPirate Capt. Shard
Hugh Prosser
Hugh ProsserGideon Spillet