The Underwater City

When I saw this movie in 1962, I was very disappointed, as the print was black and white, when all the preview material I had seen was in color. In black and white, everything looked phoney and the storyline seemed tedious. Many years later, I learned some nitwit executive chose to distribute black and white prints. In color the movie is quite entertaining. However, I could have done without the narration, as it gives the movie too much of a 50s feel.

The worse thing about this entire affair is that this film seems to have ended the career of star William Lundigan. Lundigan had a pretty distinguished early career (I'D CLIMB THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN); however, later, Lundigan seems to have graduated to well-written, but cheaply produced science fiction projects, such as RIDERS TO THE STARS and MEN INTO SPACE.