The Phantom Empire (1935)
A Nation 20,000 Feet Underground
245 min
When the ancient continent of Mu sank beneath the ocean, some of its inhabitant survived in caverns beneath the sea. Cowboy singer Gene Autry stumbles upon the civilization, now buried beneath his own Radio Ranch. The Muranians have developed technology and weaponry such as television and ray guns. Their rich supply of radium draws unscrupulous speculators from the surface. The peaceful civilization of the Muranians is corrupted by the greed from above, and it becomes Autry's task to prevent all-out war, ideally without disrupting his regular radio show.
- Release date
- February 22, 1935
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Gene Autry as Gene Autry
- Frankie Darro as Frankie Baxter
- Betsy King Ross as Betsy Baxter
- Dorothy Christy as Queen Tika
- Wheeler Oakman as Lord Argo
- Charles K. French as Mal
- Warner Richmond as Rab
- J. Frank Glendon as Professor Beetson
- Smiley Burnette as Oscar
- Peter Potter as Pete
Crew
- Otto Brower · Director
- B. Reeves Eason · Director
- Wallace MacDonald · Writer
- Gerald Geraghty · Writer
- Hy Freedman · Writer
- John Rathmell · Writer
- Ernest Miller · Cinematographer
- William Nobles · Cinematographer
- Walter Thompson · Editor
- Earl Turner · Editor