Mysterious Island (1951)
Science FictionAdventureActionFantasy
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
Writers:
Lewis Clay, Royal K. Cole, George H. Plympton.
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Richard Crane as Capt. Cyrus Harding |
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Marshall Reed as Jack Pencroft |
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Karen Randle as Rulu of Mercury |
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Ralph Hodges as Herbert 'Bert' Brown |
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Gene Roth as Pirate Capt. Shard |
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Hugh Prosser as Gideon Spillet |
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Leonard Penn as Capt. Nemo |
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Terry Frost as Ayrton - The Wild Man |
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Rusty Wescoatt as Moley - Shard Henchman |
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Bernie Hamilton as Neb |
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William Fawcett as Mr. Jackson |
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George Robotham as Mercurian |
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Stanley Blystone as Confederate Officer |
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Roy Butler as Thug in Park |
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Frank Ellis as Pirate |
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Knox Manning as Narrator (voice) |
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Zon Murray as Thug in Park |
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Frank O'Connor as Confederate Officer |
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Sid Ross as Mercurian |
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Tom Tyler as Union Dispatch Rider |
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Anthony Warde as Confederate Officer |
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Pierre Watkin as Confederate Officer |
| Directing | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Director |
| Writing | Lewis Clay | Screenplay |
| Writing | Royal K. Cole | Screenplay |
| Writing | George H. Plympton | Screenplay |
| Writing | Jules Verne | Novel |
| Production | Sam Katzman | Producer |
| Camera | Fayte M. Browne | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Earl Turner | Editor |
| Art | Paul Palmentola | Art Direction |
| Production | Herbert B. Leonard | Production Manager |
| Directing | R. M. Andrews | Assistant Director |
| Sound | J.S. Westmoreland | Sound Engineer |
| Crew | George Robotham | Stunts |
| Crew | Wally West | Stunt Double |
| Sound | Mischa Bakaleinikoff | Music Director |
