The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues
The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues is a 1955 science fiction film, directed by Dan Milner, produced by Dan and Jack Milner two former film editors, starring Kent Taylor.
A mysterious, mansized monster kills a fisherman at sea. Two government agents later find the body on the beach. One agent, Ted Baxter Kent Taylor, tries to get a sample of a radioactive rock in the sea, but the same monster attacks him. Ted escapes and returns to the beach. On a later trip with the other agent, William Grant Rodney Bell, the monster nearly kills Ted, but Grant shoots it with a spear gun. Ted discovers that Dr. King Michael Whalen, a marine biologist, created the monster and the radioactive rock. Ted tells Dr. King the monster is killing people and must be stopped. Dr. King destroys his lab and goes to kill his creation using dynamite. Shortly before a timed detonation, the monster grabs him. Ted arrives just in time to witness the explosion, which destroys the rock, the monster, and Dr. King.The American Releasing Company began making low budget movies. They realised if they made two low budget films and distributed them on a double bill they could make more profit. ARCs cofounder James H. Nicholson came up with the title. He was looking for a movie to support Day the World Ended on a double bill. ARC lacked money to make both films so they allocated Phantom to Dan and Jack Milner, film editors who wanted to get into production. ARC and Milner spit the costs 6040. ........
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