The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues

Starring: Kent Taylor, Cathy Downs, Michael Whalen, et al.

Oceanographer Ted Stevens (Kent Taylor) meets Bill Grant (Rodney Bell), government investigator, at the scene of another beach murder caused by a hideous sea monster that stands guard over a glowing underwater uranium mine. Meanwhile marine biologist Professor King, who created the monster in his laboratory, is being pursued by a beautiful femme fatale who is blackmailing or killing everyone in sight in an effort to acquire King's top secret files for the Russians. The Phantom From 10,000 Leagues is an often dreamlike, comically surreal study in paranoid '50s sociology. It provides an insightful time capsule of attitudes prevalent at the time. When first released, The Phantom From 10,000 Leagues shared a double bill with Roger Corman's first sci-fi film The Day The World Ended. It was released by American Releasing Corp., an organization that evolved into American International Pictures, a company long associated with monsters, rock n' roll, juvenile delinquents and beach parties.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 089218401793
• Release Date: November 2014
• Rating: Unrated (Not Rated)
• Publisher: Gotham (DBA Alpha)
• Director: Dan Milner
• Starring: Kent Taylor, Cathy Downs, Michael Whalen, Helene Stanton, Philip Pine, Rodney Bell, Pierce Lyden, Vivi Janis, Michael Garth
• Runtime: 1 hour, 20 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: DVD
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.5" x 5.4"

Customer Reviews

“Do you mean to say that is one of god’s creatures, Professor?”

“No, Andy, that is one of man's follies.” One great advantage to this Uh... movie is we get to see the hokey creatures upfront. The story unfolds fast, and the plot is set up front. Then we get to see it unfold. Sort of like an old Colombo (Peter Falk) show where everyone knows the culprit in advance. We also get some really bad background music with a 50’s feel. Professor King (Michael Whalen) dabbles with the forces of nature and gets the standard results. His daughter Lois (Cathy Downs), of course, knows nothing about it; if she had only known in time. Lois and Dr. King are pursued by a technical investigator, Dr. Ted Stevens (Kent Taylor). Someone is dispatching people with a scuba spear. Who and why? Just what is the secret? I wanted to give this movie one star, but on reflection, I watched it. Remember: “Nature has many secrets that man must not disturb; this is one of them”