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.
Cast
Richard Crane
Capt. Cyrus Harding
Marshall Reed
Jack Pencroft
Karen Randle
Rulu of Mercury
Gene Roth
Pirate Capt. Shard
Hugh Prosser
Gideon Spillet
Leonard Penn
Capt. Nemo
Terry Frost
Ayrton - The Wild Man
Bernie Hamilton
Neb
William Fawcett
Mr. Jackson
Stanley Blystone
Confederate Officer
Frank Ellis
Pirate
Knox Manning
Narrator (voice)
Zon Murray
Thug in Park
Frank O'Connor
Confederate Officer
Tom Tyler
Union Dispatch RiderRecommendations
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