The read
It runs a compact 1h 10m.
Synopsis
Prof. Erling and his financial backer Victor build a prototype time machine to snatch objects from the past. Latest find, a statuette, radiometrically dates to 5200 AD! When this draws colleague Richard Hedges to the island lab, Erling reveals that 20th-century objects put in the machine seem to be "traded" for analogous future objects by intelligent life. And on the sly, Victor's been trying to get a living visitor. Does the future need help, or is the present in danger?
Ratings
IMDb2.9/10
27 audience votes
Key crew
- Richard DuPageOriginal Music Composer
- Robert J. Gurney Jr.Director
- Robert J. Gurney Jr.Writer
Cast
- Ward CostelloDr. Robert Hedges
- Joyce HoldenClaire Erling
- Frederic DownsProf. Howard Erling
- John StrattonVictor
- Salome JensFuture Woman / Nurse
- Fred HerrickAngelo
- Beatrice FurdeauxMiss Blake
Stills
Themes
floridaislandjealousyexperimenttime travelswamptime machineradioactivitystatuettescientistswimmingdead cat