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Mysterious Island 1951 Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet

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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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Production Company Columbia Pictures
Release Date 13 September 1951
252 mins
Cast
Richard Crane Capt. Cyrus Harding
Marshall Reed Jack Pencroft
Karen Randle Rulu of Mercury
Ralph Hodges Herbert 'Bert' Brown
Gene Roth Pirate Capt. Shard
Hugh Prosser Gideon Spillet
Leonard Penn Capt. Nemo
Terry Frost Ayrton - The Wild Man
Rusty Wescoatt Moley - Shard Henchman
William Fawcett Mr. Jackson
George Robotham Mercurian
Stanley Blystone Confederate Officer
Roy Butler Thug in Park
Frank Ellis Pirate
Knox Manning Narrator (voice)
Zon Murray Thug in Park
Frank O'Connor Confederate Officer
Sid Ross Mercurian
Tom Tyler Union Dispatch Rider
Anthony Warde Confederate Officer
Pierre Watkin Confederate Officer