Jules Verne's Master of the World

Straight Saturday afternoon matinee action adventure offering starring the great Vincent Price. Adapted from two Verne novelettes, CLIPPER OF THE CLOUDS and MASTER OF THE WORLD, by Richard Matheson, the story of a nineteenth century genius and his amazing flying machine is told. The misguided Robur (Price) intends to use the awesome power of his invention to force world peace on the warring nations with disasterous results. A young Charles Bronson turns in a fine performance flanked by horror veteran Henry Hull and David Frankham. Mary Webster is the token female here and action star Richard Harrison spends lots of time standing around at the "ship's wheel" without his shirt on. Les Baxter gives us yet another of his sweeping scores for what still stands up as a good afternoon's viewing.