The Mole People

Release Date: December, 1956
Director: Virgil W. Vogel
Producer: William Alland
Starring: John Agar as Dr. Roger Bentley
Cynthia Patrick as Adad
Hugh Beaumont as Dr. Jud Bellamin
Alan Napier as Elinu, the High Priest
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Writer: Laszlo Gorog
Budget: $200,000 (est.)

Interesting Tidbits

Hugh Beaumont gained fame as Ward Cleaver on the popular '50s TV series Leave It To Beaver. The show ran from 1957 through 1963. Alan Napier was Batman's faithful friend Alfred on the TV series.

Plot

The film begins with a narration by Dr. Frank Baxter, an English professor at the University of Southern California, explaining the premise of the movie and its basis in reality. He briefly discusses the hollow earth theories of John Symmes and Cyrus Teed among others, and says that the movie is a fictionalized representation of this unorthodox point-of-view.

The film begins with a narration by Dr. Frank Baxter, an English professor at the University of Southern California, explaining the premise of the movie and its basis in reality. He briefly discusses the hollow earth theories of John Symmes and Cyrus Teed among others, and says that the movie is a fictionalized representation of this unorthodox point-of-view.

When one of the archaeologists is killed by a mole Person, Elinor, the High Priest realizes they are not gods. He orders their capture and takes the flashlight to control the Mole People, not knowing it is depleted. The archaeologists are then sent to the Eye just as the Mole People rebel. The girl goes to the Eye only to realize its true nature and the men had survived. They then leave for the surface. Unfortunately, the girl dies after reaching the surface, when an earthquake causes a column to fall over and crush her.
Source: Wikipedia.com.