"Drilling into the forbidding depths of the earth!"

1951

1h 14m

4.4(34 votes)

Adventure

Science Fiction

Overview

With the cyclotram, an atomic-powered rock-boring vehicle, Dr. Jerimiah Morley leads an expedition into a subterranean world.

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8 featured cast members

Starring

Bruce Kellogg

Wright Thompson, Jr.

Otto Waldis

Dr. Max A. Bauer

Jim Bannon

Andrew "Andy" Ostergaard

Tom Handley

Dr. James Paxton

Dick Cogan

Dr. George Coleman

George Baxter

Carlisle Foundation Chairman

Marilyn Nash

Dr. Joan Lindsey

Victor Kilian

Dr. Jeremiah Morley (uncredited)

Creative team

Directed by: Terry O. Morse
Written by: Millard Kaufman
Produced by: Irving Block
Jack Rabin

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