MYSTERIOUS ISLAND 1951 In the Civil War, POW Capt. Cyrus Harding escapes from his Confederate captors in an observation bal-loon, with sailor Pencroft, his nephew Bert, writer Gideon, and soldier Neb. A hurricane blows the balloon off course to an uncharted island in the pacific. Our he-roes soon encounter the natives (who worship the island's volcano), Rulu (a woman from Mercury trying to extract an element in order to conquer the Earth), Ayrton (a wild man exiled on the island), and Capt. Shard (a mercenary pirate). A mystery man, who pos-sesses great scientific powers, also makes his presence known to the group of people, but whose side is he on? For 15 chapters, our quintet of heroes must battle all the elements and peoples while trying to figure a way off the island and back to civilization. CAST: Richard Crane ... Capt. Cyrus Harding Marshall Reed ... Jack Pencroft Karen Randle ... Rulu of Mercury Ralph Hodges ... Herbert 'Bert' Brown Gene Roth ... Pirate Capt. Shard Hugh Prosser ... Gideon Spillett Leonard Penn ... Capt. Nemo Terry Frost ... Ayrton, (the wild man) Rusty Wescoatt ... Moley Bernie Hamilton ... Neb (as Bernard Hamilton) William Fawcett ... Mr. Jackson George Robotham ... Mercurian Anthony Ross ... Confederate lieutenant Sid Ross ... Mercurian Pierre Watkin ... Southern officer