Mysterious Island(1951)
SEE Sensational Inter-Space Serial Thrills...as Mercury Space Ship Invades...
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.
Movie: Mysterious Island
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Capt. Cyrus Harding
Jack Pencroft
Rulu of Mercury
Pirate Capt. Shard
Gideon Spillet
Capt. Nemo
Ayrton - The Wild Man
Neb
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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.
Release Date
1951-09-13
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