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Mysterious Island
Mysterious Island

Mysterious Island

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Science FictionAdventureActionFantasy

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

252 mins

Rating

5.3/10

Release Date

13 September 1951

Country

United States of America

Cast

Richard Crane

Richard Crane

Capt. Cyrus Harding

Marshall Reed

Marshall Reed

Jack Pencroft

Karen Randle

Karen Randle

Rulu of Mercury

Ralph Hodges

Ralph Hodges

Herbert 'Bert' Brown

Gene Roth

Gene Roth

Pirate Capt. Shard

Hugh Prosser

Hugh Prosser

Gideon Spillet

Leonard Penn

Leonard Penn

Capt. Nemo

Terry Frost

Terry Frost

Ayrton - The Wild Man

Rusty Wescoatt

Rusty Wescoatt

Moley - Shard Henchman

Bernie Hamilton

Bernie Hamilton

Neb

William Fawcett

William Fawcett

Mr. Jackson

George Robotham

George Robotham

Mercurian

Stanley Blystone

Stanley Blystone

Confederate Officer

Roy Butler

Roy Butler

Thug in Park

Frank Ellis

Frank Ellis

Pirate

Knox Manning

Knox Manning

Narrator (voice)

Zon Murray

Zon Murray

Thug in Park

Frank O'Connor

Frank O'Connor

Confederate Officer

Sid Ross

Sid Ross

Mercurian

Tom Tyler

Tom Tyler

Union Dispatch Rider

Anthony Warde

Anthony Warde

Confederate Officer

Pierre Watkin

Pierre Watkin

Confederate Officer

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