Mysterious Island (1951)

Name: Mysterious Island
Genre: Science Fiction, Adventure, Action, Fantasy
Released: 1951-09-13
Duration: 252 min
Cast: Richard Crane, Marshall Reed, Karen Randle, Ralph Hodges, Gene Roth

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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.

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Released 1951-09-13 · 252 min · Science Fiction, Adventure, Action, Fantasy

Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet

Cast

Richard Crane as Capt. Cyrus Harding
Marshall Reed as Jack Pencroft
Karen Randle as Rulu of Mercury
Ralph Hodges as Herbert 'Bert' Brown
Gene Roth as Pirate Capt. Shard
Hugh Prosser as Gideon Spillet
Leonard Penn as Capt. Nemo
Terry Frost as Ayrton - The Wild Man
Rusty Wescoatt as Moley - Shard Henchman
Bernie Hamilton as Neb
William Fawcett as Mr. Jackson
George Robotham as Mercurian
Stanley Blystone as Confederate Officer
Roy Butler as Thug in Park
Frank Ellis as Pirate