1/12 Undersea Kingdom (1936)

Crash Corrigan, a recent graduate of Annapolis, and Diana, a go-getting reporter, join Professor Norton for a search for the source of a string of earthquakes, Atlantis. They ride Prof. Norton's rocket submarine searching the sea and little Billy Norton, the professor's son stows away, of course. When they find Atlantis they are caught in a war between peaceful Atlanteans, note their white capes, and war-monging Atlanteans, note their black capes. After many harrowing moments for Crash, Diana, Prof. Norton and Billy, they barely get away with their lives when they escape a tower of Atlantis raised to the surface for the sole purpose of dominating or destroying the Earth (Which one depends on the compliance of the upper world dwellers.)


Categories scifi, serial


Directed by
B. Reeves Eason
Joseph Kane


Writing credits
John Rathmell (screenplay) and
Maurice Geraghty (screenplay) and
Oliver Drake (screenplay)
Tracy Knight (original story) and
John Rathmell (original story)


Chapter titles
1. Beneath The Ocean Floor
2. Undersea Kingdom
3. Arena of Death
4. Revenge of The Volkites
5. Prisoners of Atlantis
6. Juggernaut Strikes
7. Submarine Strikes
8. Into The Metal Tower
9. Death In The Air
10. Atlantis Destroyed
11. Flaming death
12. Ascent To The Upperworld


Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
Ray Corrigan ... Crash Corrigan (as Ray 'Crash' Corrigan)
Lois Wilde ... Diana Compton
Monte Blue ... Unga Khan
William Farnum ... Sharad
Boothe Howard ... Ditmar
Raymond Hatton ... Gasspon
C. Montague Shaw ... Prof. Norton
Lee Van Atta ... Billy Norton
Smiley Burnette ... Briny Deep
Frankie Marvin ... Salty

Lon Chaney Jr. ... Capt. Hakur
Lane Chandler ... Darius
Jack Mulhall ... Lt. Andrews [Chs. 1, 12]
John Bradford ... Joe [Ch. 1]
Malcolm McGregor ... Zogg
Ralph Holmes ... Martos
John Merton ... Moloch
Ernie Smith ... Gourk
Lloyd Whitlock ... Capt. Clinton [Chs. 1, 12]
rest of cast listed alphabetically
Alan Curtis ... Guardsman (uncredited)
George DeNormand ... Guardsman (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum ... Atlantis Official (uncredited)
David S. Horsley ... Navy Sentry [Ch. 1] (uncredited)
Jack Ingram ... Khan's Guardsman [Chs. 9-10] (uncredited)
Everett Kibbons ... Anthony (uncredited)
Kenneth Lawton ... Navy Doctor [Ch. 1] (uncredited)
Tracy Layne ... Guardsman (uncredited)
Millard McGowan ... Chamber Guard (uncredited)
Eddie Parker ... Khan's Guardsman [Chs. 2-3, 6] (uncredited)
Don Rowan ... Guardsman (uncredited)
Charles Schaeffer ... Magna (uncredited)
Cy Schindell ... Khan's Guardsman [Chs. 2-3] (uncredited)
William Stahl ... Chamber Guard (uncredited)
Tom Steele ... Khan's Guardsman [Chs. 9-12] (uncredited)
Wes Warner ... Guardsman (uncredited)
Bill Yrigoyen ... Charioteer (uncredited)