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The Land Unknown

NR

1957

78 minutes

AdventureFantasyScience Fiction

Overview

Navy Commander Alan Roberts is assigned to lead an expedition to Little America in Antarctica to investigate reports of a mysterious warm water inland lake discovered a decade earlier. His helicopter and its small party, including reporter Maggie Hathaway, is forced down into a volcanic crater by a fierce storm. They find themselves trapped in a lush tropical environment that has survived from prehistoric times.

Top Cast

Jock Mahoney headshot

Jock Mahoney

Commander Harold 'Alan' Roberts

Shirley Patterson headshot

Shirley Patterson

Margaret 'Maggie' Hathaway

William Reynolds headshot

William Reynolds

Lt. Jack Carmen

Henry Brandon headshot

Henry Brandon

Dr. Carl Hunter

Douglas Kennedy headshot

Douglas Kennedy

Capt. Burnham

Phil Harvey headshot

Phil Harvey

Machinist's Mate Steve Miller

Kenner G. Kemp headshot

Kenner G. Kemp

Officer at Briefing / Officer on Ship (uncredited)

Bing Russell headshot

Bing Russell

Radio Operator (uncredited)

Bert Stevens headshot

Bert Stevens

Officer at Briefing (uncredited)

Tom Coleman headshot

Tom Coleman

Man at Briefing (uncredited)