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Mysterious Island
“SEE Sensational Inter-Space Serial Thrills...as Mercury Space Ship Invades...”
6.6 / 10• 1951• 4h 12m•NR• English
Science FictionAdventureActionFantasy
Storyline
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 & Crew
Richard Crane
Capt. Cyrus Harding
Lead
Marshall Reed
Jack Pencroft
Karen Randle
Rulu of Mercury
RH
Ralph Hodges
Herbert 'Bert' Brown
Gene Roth
Pirate Capt. Shard
Hugh Prosser
Gideon Spillet
Leonard Penn
Capt. Nemo
Terry Frost
Ayrton - The Wild Man
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Spencer Gordon Bennet's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Mysterious Island is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
