Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea : Season 1 Disc 4 (1964)
Colorized Version
Incl. episodes 13 - 16
Voyage chronicled the adventures of the world's first privately owned nuclear submarine, the SSRN Seaview. Designed by Admiral Harriman Nelson, she was a tool of oceanographic research for the Nelson Institute of Marine Research. Though the show is known for its "monster" episodes, many plots were veiled commentaries of what was happening in the news. Such plotlines as nuclear doomsday, pollution of natural resources, foreign threat, and theft of American technology are all still relevant today.
13. The Blizzard Makers
Winter in summer? Snow has struck the United States as far south as Florida, and Nelson knows why: somehow, the Gulf Stream has shifted east, permitting colder temperatures. Climatologist Dr. Melton can confirm Nelson's theory, so Nelson tries to persuade him to board the Seaview. But the sinister Cregar can't allow Nelson to uncover the truth, so he has Melton kidnapped and brainwashed - to kill Nelson! Nelson must evade attempts on his life while discovering why the Gulf Stream shifted position and figuring out what to do about it.
14. The Ghost Of Moby Dick
Whale specialist Walter Bryce has taken his family to sea in pursuit of the largest living creature ever to exist, an immense whale twice the size of the previously known largest creature to exist! He wants metabolic data, including heart rate; to get it, he harpoons the whale with a special sensor. The enraged animal destroys the Bryce boat, killing Walter's son Jimmy and crippling Walter. After recovering, Walter seeks out Nelson and Seaview to continue his research - but does he have an ulterior motive?
15. Long Live The King
The assassination of a king means Prince Ang receives an early promotion. The new king is just a boy, and has a lot to learn about ruling. In fact, he has a lot to learn about everything. He has advisers, but one of them may be trying to kill him, to finish off the royal line. Nelson and Seaview must get the prince back home so he may take the throne and prevent a coup from leaving an unfriendly government in power. Fortunately, a mysterious sailor, Old John, appears along their way and helps the young prince. But exactly who is Old John?
16. Hail To The Chief
President Henry McNeil has fallen and seriously injured his head. That imperils an upcoming peace conference; even a whiff of the president's incapacity may doom it, as he is the one man who can hold it together. Everything depends on a delicate operation to relieve the swelling in his brain. To keep that operation a secret, the Navy co-opts the Seaview. But enemies of the conference have learned of the president's ill health, and manage to smuggle an agent aboard Seaview with orders to kill McNeil!
Starring : Richard Basehart, David Hedison
Running time : 4x 50 Minutes appr.
Language : English
