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Mysterious Island

Not Rated
Science FictionAdventureActionFantasy
5.3/10(3 ratings)

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.

09-13-1951
4h 12m
Mysterious Island
Backdrop for Mysterious Island

Main Cast

Richard Crane

Richard Crane

Capt. Cyrus Harding

Marshall Reed

Marshall Reed

Jack Pencroft

Rulu of Mercury

Herbert 'Bert' Brown

Gene Roth

Gene Roth

Pirate Capt. Shard

Gideon Spillet

Leonard Penn

Leonard Penn

Capt. Nemo

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
Spencer Gordon Bennet
Production:
Columbia Pictures

Key Crew

Novel:
Jules Verne
Director:
Spencer Gordon Bennet
Screenplay:
Royal K. Cole
Screenplay:
George H. Plympton
Stunts:
George Robotham

Locations and Languages

Country:
US
Filming:
US
Languages:
en