Today’s movie is an action/adventure film with a scene that happens on August 13. Watch it tonight and enjoy.
VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA
The advanced nuclear submarine USOS Seaview learns that as a result of a meteor penetrating the Van Allen Belt, the Belts have caught fire and are causing the Earth to burn up. The subs commander, Admiral Harriman Nelson and retired Commodore Lucius Emery calculate that an atomic missile fired into the belt at a precise time and from an exact place will destroy them. On August 13, 19__, Nelson and Emery present the plan to the United Nations, but it is rejected [31:24 – 42:24] Nelson says he will do what the President of the US orders and leaves in the Seaview. When he can’t contact the President, he decides to carry on with his plan. After a harrowing trip that includes sabotage, a near mutiny, a hostile sub and mines, the sub reaches the launch point in time and fires its missile, saving the world.
The first of many rather cheesy sci-fi films from Irwin Allen. As entertainment and not science it is pretty good.
At the UN meeting at 34:55 Nelson says the rocket launch must be 16 days from now on August 29 (35:08)
Director - Irwin Allen
Producer - Irwin Allen
Screenwriter - Irwin Allen and Charles Bennett
Released – July 12, 1961
Runtime – 1 hour 45 minutes.
Starring –
Walter Pidgeon as Admiral Harriman Nelson
Joan Fontaine as Dr. Susan Hiller
Barbara Eden as Lieutenant (JG) Cathy Connors
Peter Lorre as Commodore Lucius Emery
Robert Sterling as Captain Lee Crane
Michael Ansara as Miguel Alvarez
Frankie Avalon as Lieutenant (JG) Danny Romano
Regis Toomey as Dr. Jamieson
John Litel as Vice-Admiral B.J. Crawford
Howard McNear as Congressman Llewellyn Parker
Henry Daniell as Dr. Emilio Zucco
Skip Ward as Crew Member
Mark Slade as Seaman Jimmy 'Red' Smith
Charles Tannen as Chief Gleason
Del Monroe as Kowalski
Copyright by Ivan Walters in 2015.
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