The Phantom Empire

The Phantom Empire

245 mins | Action, Science Fiction, Music, Western | Feb. 22, 1935

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.

The Phantom Empire

245 mins | Action, Science Fiction, Music, Western | Feb. 22, 1935

The Phantom Empire
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.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Mascot Pictures
Original title The Phantom Empire
Directors John Rathmell, Otto Brower, B. Reeves Eason, Armand Schaefer
Writers Hy Freedman, Gerald Geraghty, Wallace MacDonald

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

J. Frank Glendon

as Prof. Beetson (as Frank Glendon)

Smiley Burnette

as Oscar (as Lester 'Smiley' Burnett)

Peter Potter

as Pete (as William Moore)

Edward Peil Sr.

as Cooper (as Edward Piel Sr.)

Jack Carlyle

as Saunders