The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues
Seen it?1955 | 80 min | Horror, Science Fiction
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for horror fans and sci-fi fans. If you loved Creature from the Black Lagoon or Island of Lost Souls, start here.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 20 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1955: an older pace and style.
A marine biologist and a government agent investigate mysterious deaths and rumors of a sea monster in a secluded ocean cove, and find themselves involved with a marine biology professor conducting secretive experiments, international spies trying to steal his secrets, a radioactive light on the sea bottom, and the malevolent thing which guards it.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$400K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 8K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Dan Milner
- Kent TaylorDr. Ted Stevens, alias Ted Baxter
- Cathy DownsLois King
- Michael WhalenProf. King
- Rodney BellWilliam S. 'Bill' Grant
- Phillip PineGeorge Thomas
- Vivi JanissEthel Hall
- Helene StantonWanda
- Pierce LydenAndy, the Janitor
- Michael GarthSheriff
- Norma HansonThe Phantom