Mysterious Island

IMDb 5.6 1951 • 252 min • Science FictionAdventureActionFantasy

Director

Spencer Gordon Bennet

Country

US

Plot Summary

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.

Top 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