The Land Unknown

Name: The Land Unknown
Director: Virgil W. Vogel
Released: 1957
Duration: 78 min
Rating: 5.7
Cast: Jock Mahoney, Shirley Patterson, William Reynolds, Henry Brandon, Douglas Kennedy

1957 · 78 MIN · IMDB 5.7 · 2,116 VOTES · DIR. Virgil W. Vogel

Overview

Navy Commander Alan Roberts is assigned to lead an expedition to Little America in Antarctica to investigate reports of a mysterious warm water inland lake discovered a decade earlier. His helicopter and its small party, including reporter Maggie Hathaway, is forced down into a volcanic crater by a fierce storm. They find themselves trapped in a lush tropical environment that has survived from prehistoric times.

Dialogue Timeline — 626 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:20 Your goal, gentlemen, Antarctica.

00:02:59 Margaret Hathaway, Oceanic Press.

00:04:09 I'm sure he'll cool off as soon as he hits sub-zero weather.

00:05:40 and land in Little America.

00:07:46 with a few pinches of salt, metals thrown in

00:09:47 your chances for survival are limited?

00:12:51 There it is!

00:14:46 Now, what we need is to find a break in this weather.

00:17:39 And the temperature's still going up.

00:20:57 See this?

00:23:28 Steve, help me get out the survival kit.

00:26:10 Climatic change, one of the main causes of evolution, doesn't exist here.

00:28:28 A flare's only good for 400 feet.

00:35:24 The tyrannosaurus that attacked us is the largest, most ferocious dinosaur of this era.

00:37:39 Was sure good to find something small and soft

00:39:31 Maggie!

00:43:44 They're dead.

00:45:37 Caveman!

00:47:12 and the woman stays here.

00:51:28 Oh, we'll never get out of here, Alan! Never, never, never!

00:54:23 Maggie!

01:03:02 It'll show you where the wreck is.

01:09:54 Let's go.

01:17:26 Why, who'd stay home with the baby?

Cast & Characters

Jock Mahoney Commander Alan Roberts Shirley Patterson Margaret Hathaway William Reynolds Lt. Jack Carmen Henry Brandon Dr. Carl Hunter Douglas Kennedy Capt. Burnham Phil Harvey Steve Miller Ralph Brooks Man at Briefing George Calliga Man at Briefing Tom Coleman Man at Briefing Kenner G. Kemp Officer at Briefing Kenner G. Kemp Officer on Ship

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed626

Dialogue density8.0 lines / min

First line00:01:20

Final line01:17:26

Production Record

DirectorVirgil W. Vogel

LanguageEnglish

IMDb votes2,116