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.
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1935 directed by Otto Brower and B. Reeves Eason starring Gene Autry, Frankie Darro, Betsy King Ross, Dorothy Christy, Wheeler Oakman and Smiley Burnette. Gene Autry stumbles upon the ancient underground city of Mu, which just happens to be beneath his Radio Ranch, which also just happens to be a rich site of radium. El-Stinko for Gene, when he falls down into the underground empire. Conflicts ensue... Hard-riding kiddie-cowboys Frankie Darro and Betsy King Ross do their part. These eps have been sharpened a bit.
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- B. Reeves Eason
- Starring
- Gene Autry, Frankie Darro, Betsy King Ross, Dorothy Christy, Wheeler Oakman, Charles K. French, Warner Richmond, J. Frank Glendon
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