Wright Thompson, Jr.
Bruce Kellogg
Wright Thompson, Jr.

“Drilling into the forbidding depths of the earth!”
With the cyclotram, an atomic-powered rock-boring vehicle, Dr. Jerimiah Morley leads an expedition into a subterranean world.
Wright Thompson, Jr.
Bruce Kellogg
Wright Thompson, Jr.
Dr. Max A. Bauer
Otto Waldis
Dr. Max A. Bauer
Andrew "Andy" Ostergaard
Jim Bannon
Andrew "Andy" Ostergaard
Dr. James Paxton
Tom Handley
Dr. James Paxton
Dr. George Coleman
Dick Cogan
Dr. George Coleman
Carlisle Foundation Chairman
George Baxter
Carlisle Foundation Chairman
Dr. Joan Lindsey
Marilyn Nash
Dr. Joan Lindsey
Dr. Jeremiah Morley (uncredited)
Victor Kilian
Dr. Jeremiah Morley (uncredited)
Yikes, but this is a rotten film. The premiss is that in the face of impending nuclear doom we are all to take shelter under the surface of the planet. Luckily for us, the ground beneath our feet is only skin deep; thereafter it is full of beautiful features, cool clear water and an astonishing degree of natural light (emanating from an inexhaustible source of phosphorescent boulders, of course). It's bunkum! The trio of adventurers are as out of their depth as their submarine. Many think that Victor Killan's lack of a credit was due to a blacklist. I'd be inclined to think it was about his seeing this film afterwards and doing some career damage limitation. The effects are pretty low-budget and there is absolutely no chemistry at all between the cast.
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