Movie Description
Mysterious Island
(1951)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Spencer Gordon Bennet
- Producer : Sam Katzman
- Editor : Earl Turner
- Cast : Richard Crane,Marshall Reed,Karen Randle,Ralph Hodges,Gene Roth,Hugh Prosser,Leonard Penn,Terry Frost,Rusty Wescoatt,Bernie Hamilton,William Fawcett,George Robotham,Stanley Blystone,Roy Butler,Frank Ellis,Knox Manning,Zon Murray,Frank O'Connor,Sid Ross,Tom Tyler,Anthony Warde,Pierre Watkin
Cast
Capt. Cyrus Harding
Jack Pencroft
Rulu of Mercury
Herbert 'Bert' Brown
Pirate Capt. Shard
Gideon Spillet
Capt. Nemo
Ayrton - The Wild Man
Moley - Shard Henchman
Neb
Mr. Jackson
Mercurian
Confederate Officer
Thug in Park
Pirate
Narrator (voice)
Thug in Park
Confederate Officer
Mercurian
Union Dispatch Rider
Confederate Officer
Confederate Officer
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Facts
Original TitleMysterious Island
Status Released
Release Information
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1951-09-13
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 04h 12m
Production CompaniesColumbia Pictures
Genres
- Science Fiction
- Adventure
- Action
- Fantasy