Mysterious Island 1951

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Science Fiction Adventure Action Fantasy

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.

Release Date 1951-09-13
Runtime 4h 12m
Directors Spencer Gordon Bennet, R. M. Andrews, Fayte M. Browne, Mischa Bakaleinikoff
Producer Sam Katzman
Writers Lewis Clay, Jules Verne, Royal K. Cole, George H. Plympton