Mysterious Island

Description: Classic Cliffhanger Movie Serials Mysterious Island Complete Serial all 15 Chapters - 1951 Mysterious Island Mysterious Island is the 46th serial released by Columbia Pictures. It is an adaptation of the 1874 novel by Jules Verne, The Mysterious Island (L'Île mystérieuse). As in the original story, which was a follow-up to Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, this serial is set in 1865. However, the serial has alien Mercurians as an additional set of villains and it has been labelled as a space opera version of the Verne novel. Plot During the siege of Richmond, Virginia, in the American Civil War, POW Capt. Cyrus Harding escapes from his Confederate captors in a rather unusual way – by hijacking an observation balloon. In his escape, Harding is accompanied by sailor Pencroft, his nephew Bert, writer Gideon, loyal soldier Neb, and a dog. A hurricane blows the balloon off course, and the group eventually crash-lands on a cliff-bound, volcanic, uncharted (and fictitious) island, located in the South Pacific, with very unusual inhabitants. They name it "Lincoln Island" in honour of American President Abraham Lincoln. With the knowledge of the brilliant engineer, the five are able to sustain themselves on the island, producing fire, pottery, bricks, nitroglycerine, iron, a simple electric telegraph, and even a seaworthy ship. They also manage to find their geographical location. The castaways soon encounter a group of people that include the local natives (who worship the island's volcano), Rulu (a woman from Mercury trying to extract an unnamed superexplosive element in order to conquer the Earth), Ayrton (a wild man exiled on the island) and Captain Shard (a ruthless pirate). A mystery man, who possesses great scientific powers, also makes his presence known to the group of people; he is Captain Nemo, who survived the whirlpool in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, and unlike the character in the Disney film, was not fatally wounded by military troops from warships. On the way, our quintet of heroes must battle the elements and peoples while trying to figure out a way off the island and back to civilization. Cast Richard Crane as Capt. Cyrus Harding Marshall Reed as Jack Pencroft Karen Randle as Rulu of Mercury Ralph Hodges as Herbert 'Bert' Brown Gene Roth as Pirate Capt. Shard Hugh Prosser as Gideon Spillett Leonard Penn as Captain Nemo Terry Frost as Ayrton (the wild man) Rusty Wescoatt as Moley Bernard Hamilton as Neb William Fawcett as Mr. Jackson George Robotham as Mercurian Anthony Ross as Confederate lieutenant Sid Ross as Mercurian Pierre Watkin as Southern officer Chapter titles Lost in Space Sinister Savages Savage Justice Wild Man at Large Trail of the Mystery Man The Pirates Attack Menace of the Mercurians Between Two Fires Shrine of the Silver Bird Fighting Fury Desperate Chances Mystery of the Mine Jungle Deadfall Men from Tomorrow The Last of the Mysterious Island From: Wikipedia the Free Encyclopedia Your Serial comes on a DVD-R in a Paper Protective Sleeve (NOT in a CASE) with Color Artwork on the DVD. All of our Serials Have Menus. Please keep in mind that this movie is of very good quality for its age, but is over 75 years old. This is Not HD quality and may not look that great on your large flat screen TV. This Classic Serial is in the Public Domain. As per eBay policy, we have added the following information : Thousands of motion pictures are in the Public Domain because they were 1: Released without Copyright Notices; 2: Were never registered with the Library of Congress, had improper or late registrations; or 3: Were not properly renewed under the old requirements for films made before 1964. Date of release: August 23, 1951 Date entered public domain: January 1st, 1970

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