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Navy Commander Alan Roberts is assigned to lead an expedition to Little America in Antarctica to investigate reports of a mysterious warm water inland lake discovered a decade earlier. His helicopter and its small party, including reporter Maggie Hathaway, is forced down into a volcanic crater by a fierce storm. They find themselves trapped in a lush tropical environment that has survived from prehistoric times.
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Oct 30, 1957
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Universal International Pictures
Quotes
See all →Exploring the Antarctic Wilderness
Taglines
DEEP IN THE ANTARCTIC WILDERNESS!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Surviving in a Prehistoric World
Taglines
Lost and Terrorized in Prehistoric Time.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →J
Jock Mahoney
Commander Harold 'Alan' Roberts
S
Shirley Patterson
Margaret 'Maggie' Hathaway
W
William Reynolds
Lt. Jack Carmen
H
Henry Brandon
Dr. Carl Hunter
D
Douglas Kennedy
Capt. Burnham
P
Phil Harvey
Machinist's Mate Steve Miller
K
Kenner G. Kemp
Officer at Briefing / Officer on Ship (uncredited)
B
Bing Russell
Radio Operator (uncredited)
B
Bert Stevens
Officer at Briefing (uncredited)
T
Tom Coleman
Man at Briefing (uncredited)
