Undersea Kingdom (1936) is a Republic Pictures film serial released in response to Universal's Flash Gordon. It was the second of the sixty-six serials made by Republic. In 1966 scenes from the serial were edited into a 100-minute television film titled Sharad of Atlantis. Following a suspicious earthquake, and detecting a series of signals, Professor Norton leads an expedition, including Lt Crash Corrigan and Reporter Diana Compton, in his Rocket Submarine to the suspected location of Atlantis. Finding the lost continent they become embroiled in an Atlantean civil war between Sharad (with his White Robes) and the usurper Unga Khan (with his Black Robes) who wishes to conquer Atlantis and then destroy the upper world with earthquakes generated by his Disintegrator. Thus he will rule the world unless he can be stopped in time. The star of the serial is Ray "Crash" Corrigan, using that screen name for the first time. The name was created to sound similar to "Flash Gordon", in one of many similarities. Formerly a stunt man – he was the person swinging on vines in Tarzan the Ape Man – Corrigan went on to use this screenname for the rest of his career in serials and B-Westerns. Main cast Ray "Crash" Corrigan as Crash Corrigan, Athlete and Navy Lieutenant. Crash Corrigan's stage name came from this serial.[4] Lois Wilde as Diana Compton, Reporter from the Times who joins the expedition to Atlantis to get a story Monte Blue as Unga Khan, Tyrant and leader of the Black Robes William Farnum as Sharad, High priest of Atlantis and leader of the White Robes Boothe Howard as Ditmar, one of Unga Khan's Black Robes Raymond Hatton as Gasspom, one of Unga Khan's Black Robes C. Montague Shaw as Professor Norton, a British-born US scientist and leader of the expedition to Atlantis in his Rocket Submarine Lee Van Atta as Billy Norton, Professor Norton's young son who stows away aboard the submarine expedition Smiley Burnette as Briny Deep, a sailor in Professor Norton's Rocket Sub expedition and comic relief Frankie Marvin as Salty, a sailor in Professor Norton's Rocket Sub expedition and comic relief
Undersea Kingdom (1936) is a Republic Pictures film serial released in response to Universal's Flash Gordon. It was the second of the sixty-six serials made by Republic. In 1966 scenes from the serial were edited into a 100-minute television film titled Sharad of Atlantis. Following a suspicious earthquake, and detecting a series of signals, Professor Norton leads an expedition, including Lt Crash Corrigan and Reporter Diana Compton, in his Rocket Submarine to the suspected location of Atlantis. Finding the lost continent they become embroiled in an Atlantean civil war between Sharad (with his White Robes) and the usurper Unga Khan (with his Black Robes) who wishes to conquer Atlantis and then destroy the upper world with earthquakes generated by his Disintegrator. Thus he will rule the world unless he can be stopped in time. The star of the serial is Ray "Crash" Corrigan, using that screen name for the first time. The name was created to sound similar to "Flash Gordon", in one of many similarities. Formerly a stunt man – he was the person swinging on vines in Tarzan the Ape Man – Corrigan went on to use this screenname for the rest of his career in serials and B-Westerns. Main cast Ray "Crash" Corrigan as Crash Corrigan, Athlete and Navy Lieutenant. Crash Corrigan's stage name came from this serial.[4] Lois Wilde as Diana Compton, Reporter from the Times who joins the expedition to Atlantis to get a story Monte Blue as Unga Khan, Tyrant and leader of the Black Robes William Farnum as Sharad, High priest of Atlantis and leader of the White Robes Boothe Howard as Ditmar, one of Unga Khan's Black Robes Raymond Hatton as Gasspom, one of Unga Khan's Black Robes C. Montague Shaw as Professor Norton, a British-born US scientist and leader of the expedition to Atlantis in his Rocket Submarine Lee Van Atta as Billy Norton, Professor Norton's young son who stows away aboard the submarine expedition Smiley Burnette as Briny Deep, a sailor in Professor Norton's Rocket Sub expedition and comic relief Frankie Marvin as Salty, a sailor in Professor Norton's Rocket Sub expedition and comic relief