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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.
Original Release
09/13/1951
US Release
09/13/1951
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| 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 Spillett / Gideon Spillet |
| Leonard Penn | Capt. Nemo |
| Terry Frost | Ayrton - The Wild Man |
| Rusty Wescoatt | Moley - Shard Henchman |
| Bernie Hamilton | Neb |
Directors
Writers
Lewis Clay, Royal K. Cole, George H. Plympton, Jules Verne
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| 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 Spillett / Gideon Spillet |
| Leonard Penn | Capt. Nemo |
| Terry Frost | Ayrton - The Wild Man |
| Rusty Wescoatt | Moley - Shard Henchman |
| Bernie Hamilton | Neb |
| William Fawcett | Mr. Jackson |
| George Robotham | Mercurian |
| Stanley Blystone | Confederate Officer |
| Roy Butler | Thug in Park |
| Frank Ellis | Pirate |
| Knox Manning | Narrator / Narrator (voice) |
| Zon Murray | Thug in Park |
| Frank O'Connor | Confederate Officer |
| Sid Ross | Mercurian |
| Tom Tyler | Union Dispatch Rider |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Sam Katzman | Producer |
Editors
