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About
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.
Theatrical
Sep 13, 1951
Director
Writers
Lewis Clay, Royal K. Cole, George H. Plympton
Producer
Sam Katzman
Studio
Columbia Pictures
Keywords
Cast
Full credits →R
Richard Crane
Capt. Cyrus Harding
M
Marshall Reed
Jack Pencroft
K
Karen Randle
Rulu of Mercury
R
Ralph Hodges
Herbert 'Bert' Brown
G
Gene Roth
Pirate Capt. Shard
H
Hugh Prosser
Gideon Spillet
L
Leonard Penn
Capt. Nemo
T
Terry Frost
Ayrton - The Wild Man
R
Rusty Wescoatt
Moley - Shard Henchman
B
Bernie Hamilton
Neb
W
William Fawcett
Mr. Jackson
G
George Robotham
Mercurian
S
Stanley Blystone
Confederate Officer
R
Roy Butler
Thug in Park
F
Frank Ellis
Pirate
K
Knox Manning
Narrator (voice)
Z
Zon Murray
Thug in Park
F
Frank O'Connor
Confederate Officer
T
Tom Tyler
Union Dispatch Rider
A
Anthony Warde
Confederate Officer
