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00:00:00The End
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00:02:00This is the sea, as old as the world itself.
00:02:20It extends over three-quarters of the surface of the globe.
00:02:23The sea, the birthplace of life, the great storehouse of minerals, the prison of haunting mysteries.
00:02:30The ocean is a dangerous jungle.
00:02:33Each creature preys relentlessly upon another.
00:02:39Each animal is equipped with an effective weapon.
00:02:43Speed.
00:02:45Camouflage.
00:02:47Knife-like teeth.
00:02:49Poison.
00:02:49The End
00:05:54Perhaps there are other such anachronisms to be found in this region about which we know so little, other links with the past.
00:06:00Perhaps we can find the answers to many of these questions.
00:06:04We are now prepared to invade this black wilderness.
00:06:07I hope you enjoyed the pictures.
00:06:19We had a great time filming them.
00:06:20As most of you know, tomorrow marks the completion of Mr. Matheny's diving bell.
00:06:25I hope the next film we make will give us a lot more information.
00:06:28You really think you'll find it much different at greater depths?
00:06:42Occasionally, a new species may rise briefly to about a hundred feet from the surface and be seen by a diver.
00:06:48They return quickly, however, to, oh, about six hundred feet.
00:06:53We intend to see what may exist thousands of feet below that.
00:06:57Matheny, I've had a lot of admiration for the things you've been doing in shipbuilding and navigation equipment.
00:07:02Well, but this diving bell of yours is sheer nonsense.
00:07:04It's a waste of money.
00:07:06I'm sorry you don't share our enthusiasm.
00:07:09Even if it does work, which is doubtful, does that justify the cost involved?
00:07:14Curiosity is one thing, but you spent over $70,000 on a toy.
00:07:18Have you ever heard of Millard Wyman?
00:07:21Of course, I've read his books, and I believe he's your brother.
00:07:25He believes the sea could hold a food supply vast enough to feed the entire world.
00:07:28You built this bell for him?
00:07:32I'm afraid Mr. Wyman needs no help from us.
00:07:35He had his practically completed at the time we began.
00:07:37Then what's the sense of another?
00:07:40No frontier was ever explored by just one expedition.
00:07:44Our first dive will be in the Pacific.
00:07:46Then we'll try the Gulf.
00:07:49Right now, Wyman is in the Caribbean.
00:07:51He's making his first attempt with his bell somewhere along the southeastern keys.
00:07:58I'm sorry.
00:08:03My position's perfect.
00:08:20Good.
00:08:21Better take a rest while I double check the bell.
00:08:22I'll be ready as soon as I get some clothes.
00:08:24I can't wait to see it.
00:08:28Craig says our location is perfect.
00:08:30Looks like a big moment to finally here.
00:08:32Well, Laurie and I are all set. How about this Marshall?
00:08:34Oh, yes, I've got it.
00:08:35No, never mind. I'll get him for you.
00:08:37Try to relax, Dwight.
00:08:39You should be elated, not worried.
00:08:41I guess I'm too anxious.
00:08:43Look at me, you'd think I was the one who's going down there.
00:08:49Wait, wait, wait, wait a minute.
00:08:51We shouldn't release anything until I come back up here with the pictures.
00:08:53What do you think I'm going down in that contraption for?
00:08:56Look, we'll have an absolute exclusive on this.
00:08:59Every wire service will get the depth information,
00:09:01but we'll be the only ones with the actual pictures.
00:09:04Now, doesn't that make what you said?
00:09:06Come on, lady reporter.
00:09:07The time has come for your promotion.
00:09:09Or should I say demotion.
00:09:11Well, whatever it is, Skipper, you won't lose me on this show.
00:09:14I'll go on back to shore and call with Barthas.
00:09:16I'll go to the office.
00:09:22Oh, this will make a good picture. Hold it.
00:09:29So, goodbye, fellas.
00:09:30Well, good luck, Dale.
00:09:31Good luck, Dale.
00:09:33So long, Dale.
00:09:34The point is that Tom couldn't make it, but he...
00:09:36I just couldn't get him to come out.
00:09:37He asked me to give you this.
00:09:41Well, I hope he knows what he's doing.
00:09:44Because I do.
00:09:45I suppose I shouldn't make a fool of myself, telling him what this day means to me.
00:10:06Well, you people are taking my place in a way.
00:10:10I feel as if you've been working with me since the beginning.
00:10:13We're very grateful to be able to have a part in your work.
00:10:18You'll be going deeper than any man has ever attempted before.
00:10:22I wish I could go along with you.
00:10:24I know how you feel, Mr. Wyman.
00:10:25But I'll be talking to you every inch of the way.
00:10:27I know, Craig, but it's not quite the same thing.
00:10:30Well, good luck, Craig.
00:10:34Paul, Mr. Wyman.
00:10:36Your girls will let me down now.
00:10:38You take care of these fellas as they get scared.
00:10:43Let's go.
00:10:44Stand by the dropper.
00:10:45Craig, you ready?
00:10:46Ready whenever you are.
00:10:47Air pressure okay?
00:10:48Fine.
00:10:49Everything's 100%.
00:10:50Here we go.
00:10:51All right.
00:10:52Release!
00:10:53Release!
00:10:54Ready.
00:10:55Ready...
00:10:56Ready whenever you are.
00:10:57Everybody's okay?
00:10:58Fine.
00:10:59Everything's 100%.
00:11:00Here we go!
00:11:01All right.
00:11:02Release!
00:11:03Here we go.
00:11:04All right.
00:11:05Release!
00:11:28Tilt at two degrees.
00:11:29Release one pellet from the left ballast tube.
00:11:33Tilt at two degrees.
00:11:35Another one.
00:11:40That's got it.
00:11:48You just patched thousands of people, Ray. How's it going?
00:11:52Everything's fine.
00:11:53Just at least two fellows to get a balance.
00:11:55Let's go.
00:12:10Thirteen hungry now.
00:12:12The game dark?
00:12:14No. Not yet.
00:12:25There can't be any sun penetrating now.
00:12:26You're almost seventeen hundred.
00:12:27That's fine.
00:12:28Only half the lines are working.
00:12:29Check to the cable.
00:12:30No brakes.
00:12:31Craig, are you okay?
00:12:32I don't know.
00:12:33There's the lines.
00:12:34I don't know.
00:12:35I don't know.
00:12:36I don't know.
00:12:37There's no lights.
00:12:38Greg, what happened?
00:12:39I think something's puzzling.
00:12:40Greg, what's for...
00:12:41What's for...
00:12:42What's for Drake, Craig?
00:12:43The cable's lit.
00:12:44We're hanging over to one side.
00:12:45I think we're gonna...
00:12:47I think we're gonna...
00:12:48...
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00:13:29Excuse me.
00:13:33Excuse me.
00:13:37Hello?
00:13:38Yes, he is. Just a moment.
00:13:40Mr. Matheny?
00:13:42Long distance.
00:13:44Hello.
00:13:45Oh, hello, Hank.
00:13:46How's everything?
00:13:48What?
00:13:52One of my reporters radioed from the ship.
00:13:54He'll interview Wyman before the launch gets out there.
00:13:57I can't believe it.
00:13:59The condition's where I deal.
00:14:01I see.
00:14:02Yes, of course I do.
00:14:04You can reach me here. I'll be in Alden.
00:14:07Thanks for calling, Hank.
00:14:10Your brother's attempt was a complete failure.
00:14:13The bell broke loose at 1,700 feet.
00:14:17Can we contact the ship?
00:14:18I'm afraid we'll have to sit tight until Hank's men get into Key West.
00:14:22He promised to call us as soon as he hears from them.
00:14:32Mr. Wyman?
00:14:34Sorry to barge in on you this way.
00:14:37We'll be leaving the ship soon. I wonder if you'd give me some information.
00:14:40You saw everything? What can I add to it?
00:14:43Would you mind telling me something about the occupants?
00:14:45I know Dale Marshall, but not much about the other three.
00:14:48The other three, as you put it, were very brave people.
00:14:53And over-competent as I was.
00:14:56Well, had they been working with you long?
00:14:58Laurie and Paul were students of Miami, the Institute of Oceanography.
00:15:02Craig joined us a bit later on.
00:15:04Mainly, I suppose, because of Laurie's devotion.
00:15:06Well, did they have any part in actually designing the bell?
00:15:11No, I'm afraid not.
00:15:13I am the only one who's responsible for that.
00:15:16Well, what do you believe went wrong today?
00:15:18I don't know.
00:15:20If I did, it wouldn't help matters.
00:15:22Well, the bell obviously had a weakness.
00:15:24You must have some idea where it was.
00:15:25Everything is planned in research.
00:15:28I don't know the answer.
00:15:31The public will take a pretty dim view of your research.
00:15:34I suppose so.
00:15:34All right, opinion of me doesn't matter now.
00:16:04Craig.
00:16:14Craig.
00:16:19Breathe deeply.
00:16:21Give some of this marginal.
00:16:24Craig, did we...
00:16:25Yeah.
00:16:28I don't know how that feels.
00:16:29You feel all right?
00:16:31I think so.
00:16:37Marco, stop it!
00:16:39Hold yourself!
00:16:59How much time do you think we have?
00:17:05Oxygen tank only holds on to cubic feet.
00:17:09Well, at least the shutoff valves worked.
00:17:11We could have been flooded when the cable broke.
00:17:14Although I don't know what good it is to prolong the inevitable.
00:17:17Laurie worked with Wyman for three years to build this.
00:17:20Dale Marshall was going to get a big story.
00:17:22You were going to see new sea creatures for the first time.
00:17:25Pretty noble ambitions to be blown up by one engineering mistake.
00:17:30Oh, well, I probably wouldn't have seen any new...
00:17:35Craig!
00:17:37We're on the bottom.
00:17:39There's light out here.
00:17:41We must be on some kind of a shelf not too far below the surface.
00:17:45I don't see how that's possible because we dropped out of the place.
00:17:49I don't see how that's possible because we dropped out of the place.
00:17:52I don't see how that's possible because we dropped out of the penetration of light.
00:17:56Well, how could we have moved upward?
00:17:58I don't know.
00:18:00At this point, I couldn't care less.
00:18:03Will we be able to get out of this thing?
00:18:05Well, look, at this level the pressure shouldn't bother us.
00:18:09We should be miles into darkness, but...
00:18:13miles into darkness, but...
00:18:16yet we're not.
00:18:20Well, what are we waiting for?
00:18:22Let's check out of here.
00:18:24It'll probably be in a long, old hall to get to the surface.
00:18:40Just remember, try not to get panicky.
00:18:43Well, you better go first. Give the girl somebody to follow.
00:18:46Right.
00:18:47Let's go.
00:18:48Let's go.
00:18:49Let's go.
00:18:50Let's go.
00:18:51Let's go.
00:18:52Oh, buddy.
00:18:55Let's go.
00:18:57Oh, no, no.
00:18:59Oh, no!
00:19:01What are they leaving?
00:19:05Oh, yes, didn't you?
00:19:07What are they leaving?
00:19:08Oh, no, don't go.
00:19:09Oh, no, and...
00:19:10What are they leaving?
00:19:11Oh, no, not for us.
00:19:12How do you leave?
00:19:13I've never seen them.
00:19:17itation.
00:19:18THE END
00:19:48Captain, Mr. Wyman, come here quick!
00:20:18Did they have a chance to make it?
00:20:39The pressure is much too late for survival of that death.
00:20:41Then why would they attempt to leave the bell?
00:20:44Not knowing how deep they went, I suppose they figured it was worth a try.
00:20:48Isn't there something we can do some way that...
00:20:51They'll never make it to the surface, even without the pressure.
00:20:54I'm afraid they'll crush the moment they left the bell.
00:20:56What we see is their bodies floating up over the currents.
00:21:00Let's go.
00:21:02Let's go.
00:21:03Let's go.
00:21:05Let's go.
00:21:06Let's go.
00:21:08Let's go.
00:21:09Let's go.
00:21:10Let's go.
00:21:11Let's go.
00:21:12Let's go.
00:21:13Let's go.
00:21:14Let's go.
00:21:16Let's go.
00:21:17Let's go.
00:21:18Let's go.
00:22:20B.R.I. 421, calling ships in vicinity of longitude 23, latitude 75. Please stand by to search the area. Repeating, ships in vicinity of Marlin 8, please stand by to assist.
00:22:35J.C.R. 774. We're about a quarter of a mile north by east of original location. I have a diver descending. He'll cover a thousand yards moving south by west. I'll advise of any results.
00:22:56J.C.R. 774. Got it. Over and out.
00:23:00J.C.R. 774. How long do you think it'll take for the bodies to reach the surface? It's been quite some time since we lost them on the sonar.
00:23:09J.C.R. 774. They may not come up this far at all. Prepare to move out if we don't spot them in about five hours.
00:23:15J.C.R. 774. I know it's none of my business, but didn't you have your own money tied up in that bell? I mean, it was your own project with no affiliation.
00:23:24J.C.R. 774. I don't know the university has had any confidence in it. Only myself. Those down there.
00:23:31J.C.R. 774. I understand there's another bell ready, built by an outfit in California.
00:23:35J.C.R. 774. My younger brother designed it. They'll be interested in finding out where mine failed.
00:23:41J.C.R. 774. I suppose we'll never know the answer to that.
00:23:54J.C.R. 774. It's fantastic. There must be miles upon miles of these tunnels.
00:24:03J.C.R. 774. Yeah. So many of them we could easily get lost.
00:24:08J.C.R. 774. We'd better head back.
00:24:10J.C.R. 774. Yeah.
00:24:24J.C.R. 774. You were gone so long, we were getting worried.
00:24:31J.C.R. 774. Our lives were reprieved today, Laurie. I don't think we should get scared now.
00:24:35J.C.R. 774. I found the answer to one thing. These rocks are loaded with phosphorus.
00:24:39J.C.R. 774. That's how the caverns were illuminated.
00:24:41J.C.R. 774. But did you find anything else? A way out?
00:24:44J.C.R. 774. We might be here a long time before we find a way out.
00:24:47J.C.R. 774. A long time?
00:24:49J.C.R. 774. You see, we're a good many miles beneath the surface.
00:24:51J.C.R. 774. The bell went down all right, but it must have rolled into one of these openings.
00:24:55J.C.R. 774. It's going to be a long climb up, even if we do find a way.
00:24:58J.C.R. 774. What do you mean, if? We'll have to find a way.
00:25:02J.C.R. 774. Well, that'll be treacherous going, but we'll find a way out in time.
00:25:05J.C.R. 774. First thing to do is keep our heads and put something in our stomachs.
00:25:09J.C.R. 774. Saw plenty of fish down there, and we can fashion some spears and rods in the bell.
00:25:13J.C.R. 774. You're going back to the bell?
00:25:14J.C.R. 774. Well, I don't think we'd get very far without our shoes and a few other things.
00:25:18J.C.R. 774. Look, as long as I'm going to be a caveman, I want to be a comfortable man.
00:25:21J.C.R. 774. Come on, let's go.
00:25:22J.C.R. 774. Now.
00:25:22J.C.R. 774. Now.
00:25:23J.C.R. 774. Now.
00:25:24J.C.R. 774. Now.
00:25:25J.C.R. 774. Now.
00:25:26J.C.R. 781. Now.
00:25:27J.C.R. 774. Now.
00:25:28J.C.R. 781. Now.
00:25:29J.C.R. 781. Now.
00:25:30J.C.R. 781. Now.
00:25:31J.C.R. 781. Now.
00:25:47J.C.R. 781. Now.
00:25:49J.C.R. 781. Now.
00:25:50J.C.R. 781. Now.
00:25:54J.C.R. 781. Now.
00:26:14J.C.R. 781.
00:26:16J.C.R. 781.
00:26:18J.C.R. 791.
00:26:19J.C.R. 781.
00:26:20J.C.R. 781.
00:26:23Well, let's get out of here while we're still ahead.
00:26:52Anything else we can take?
00:26:54This compass will help us more than everything else put together.
00:26:56Let's go.
00:26:57All right.
00:27:22We didn't leave any too soon.
00:27:45Let's go.
00:27:46Let's go.
00:27:47Let's go.
00:27:48Come in.
00:27:49Excuse me, sir, but I have something I believe is important.
00:27:54Yes.
00:27:55Well, I called you and Mr. Wyman while I was watching the sonar, but, well, apparently you
00:27:59didn't hear me and I wanted to keep my eyes on the screen.
00:28:01You saw the bodies again?
00:28:03Well, sir, I don't know exactly what I saw, but I'm sure they weren't dead bodies.
00:28:08I saw two of the same masses move practically as they did before.
00:28:12How do you know they were the same?
00:28:15Well, the characteristics were identical, and they weren't floating.
00:28:20I'm positive they were moving into their own power.
00:28:23How long did you have them?
00:28:25Several minutes, sir.
00:28:26They moved along together, then one suddenly changed direction.
00:28:30I lost them at exactly the same spot as before.
00:28:33You probably saw some large fish that were curious about the bell.
00:28:38Begging your pardon, sir, but I've seen plenty of fish on that screen.
00:28:41I know this reading was of something else.
00:28:44You said they changed direction.
00:28:46The current's pretty strong at that depth.
00:28:48But only one veered off.
00:28:49The other continued straight up.
00:28:51Well, whatever the objects were, it's a sense the bodies aren't going to float to the top,
00:28:56and we've wasted enough time as it is.
00:28:58Sir, it's possible that we...
00:29:00That'll be all, Wilson.
00:29:01Return of the radio room.
00:29:02I have problems enough with a storm to contend with.
00:29:05Yes.
00:29:17You know, if we had all the conveniences of a kitchen, I'd still prefer barbecue just like this.
00:29:22When we leave here, what do we eat then?
00:29:24Well, these caverns have water pools everywhere.
00:29:27Probably fish in all of them.
00:29:28I also saw some planktonic shrimp back around the rocks.
00:29:30Must really be late.
00:29:31Anyone as tired as I am?
00:29:32You better get some sleep, Laurie.
00:29:33You too, Dale.
00:29:34We've been through a lot today, and we'll probably do a lot of walking tomorrow.
00:29:35Dale and I found the crevices fairly dark inside.
00:29:36These will seem like nighttime.
00:29:37Don't worry about getting cold in there.
00:29:38I'll bet the temperature here doesn't vary two degrees.
00:29:40You make it sound like Miami Beach.
00:29:41Come on.
00:29:42It's not the ocean floor, either.
00:29:43Good night.
00:29:44Good night.
00:29:45Good night.
00:29:46Good night.
00:29:47Good night.
00:29:48Good night.
00:29:49Take all this diving gear along with us.
00:29:50It's too heavy.
00:29:51Leave it right here.
00:29:52What do you think our chances are?
00:29:53What do you really think?
00:29:54You sound as though I haven't been leveling with Dale and Laurie.
00:29:55I know you, Craig.
00:29:56You've got an uncanny ability to hide what you feel.
00:29:57What do you think?
00:29:58You're not the ocean floor, either.
00:29:59You're not the ocean floor, either.
00:30:00Good night.
00:30:01Good night.
00:30:02Good night.
00:30:03Good night.
00:30:04I'll take all this diving gear along with us.
00:30:05It's too heavy.
00:30:06Leave it right here.
00:30:08What do you think our chances are?
00:30:11What do you really think?
00:30:13You sound as though I haven't been leveling with Dale and Laurie.
00:30:17I know you, Craig.
00:30:19You've got an uncanny ability to hide what you feel.
00:30:22Well, I've been diving for quite a few years.
00:30:26But the deepest I ever went was about 200 feet.
00:30:29Frankly, I haven't any more idea about where we are now than you do.
00:30:33Well, haven't you ever heard of these underground caverns?
00:30:36I read some theories about the earth being honeycombed with caverns containing air pockets.
00:30:41Then the air we're breathing might not be coming from the surface?
00:30:45Possibly not, if you want to believe theories.
00:30:48How far down do you think we are?
00:30:51No idea.
00:30:53Might find out something about the mineral deposits along the way.
00:30:57Well, I guess only time will tell.
00:31:01I'm going to get some sleep.
00:31:04You know, I'll probably dream about breaking an altitude record in a helium balloon.
00:31:09I'll probably dream about breaking an altitude record in a helium balloon.
00:31:16I'll be here for help.
00:31:18Here I am.
00:31:19Here you see a chance.
00:31:20There we are.
00:31:21Okay.
00:31:23I can't remember.
00:31:24FR Obrig, that means nothing.
00:31:25Bruce, this is part of a drone stream.
00:31:27Well, if you have a chassis iron machine.
00:31:29He'll wish you to try and organize them so he'll come Christmas properly,
00:31:30lucky almost four, you can see that.
00:31:31Now, that means that your car .
00:31:32You'll gotta go full volta.
00:31:33Sorry!
00:31:34And all the checks!
00:31:35And all the 회s might need.
00:31:37Come on, here, sir.
00:31:38Everywhere will depend on a spaceship.
00:31:39I want to get them away.
00:31:40And with a big porch of how you wear other people wear them,
00:31:41I'll have a cup ofаться.
00:31:42THE END
00:32:12THE END
00:32:42THE END
00:32:57I THINK WE'VE MADE PROGRESS
00:33:01Can we drink it?
00:33:06No salt content.
00:33:08Probably as good as any well water.
00:33:14It's better!
00:33:28Can we afford a sign off here?
00:33:30Sure we can, Laurie. We'll rest until you're ready.
00:34:00You should have kept that.
00:34:05Maybe a while before you get anything else to read.
00:34:08When I need your advice, I'll ask for it.
00:34:11Sorry. I didn't realize.
00:34:14You don't realize a lot of things.
00:34:17You probably never will.
00:34:21I didn't mean to intrude, Dale. It was just a friendly joke.
00:34:25Friendly?
00:34:26Well, you just listen to me, Miss Innocent.
00:34:29There's nothing friendly between two females.
00:34:31There never was and there never will be.
00:34:35Sorry you feel that way.
00:34:37I was hoping we could help one another.
00:34:41You don't need any help.
00:34:43Neither do I.
00:34:44Not as long as we have two men around us.
00:35:03There's no opening. We're trapped.
00:35:05Take it easy, Dale. We'll find one.
00:35:07She's right.
00:35:09The only old things are small cracks.
00:35:11We couldn't possibly get through them.
00:35:13We'll have to go back.
00:35:14No, we shouldn't lose our direction.
00:35:16There's a water pool to the left, about 50 yards back.
00:35:19We'll have to try going through it.
00:35:21And if that doesn't lead to another cavern?
00:35:22Then we'll have to drop back to the fork and try another course.
00:35:25That'll mean losing a lot of time.
00:35:26Well, let's try it.
00:35:27Yeah, let's go.
00:35:56Then we'll have to go.
00:35:57The End
00:36:10Sure hope Paul brings back plenty of shrimp.
00:36:33I'd be like I could eat about three dozen of them.
00:36:36He said there wouldn't be any shrimp around in the clear water.
00:36:39He's looking for some sort of crawfish.
00:36:41Yes, so there are plenty of them.
00:36:43So what's the difference?
00:36:44They both taste terrible.
00:36:46I'm going to hunt up some roots for the fire.
00:36:50Come on!
00:36:50Come on!
00:36:52Come on!
00:36:59What's up?
00:37:01Take a look at that.
00:37:06So we're not the first ones to be here.
00:37:09You know, it's not exactly my line,
00:37:11but I'd say he's been dead about 10 or 12 years.
00:37:15It's horrible.
00:37:17He probably kept walking until he dropped.
00:37:20Look, this is the best indication we've had yet.
00:37:22This man could have come down here directly from the surface.
00:37:25And I suppose he liked it so well he decided to stay here and die.
00:37:30Perhaps he just lost his way.
00:37:31Is that any better?
00:37:34Great!
00:37:39What on earth?
00:37:52So he's a weirdo.
00:37:54Who else would come down here?
00:37:57You're so right, Skipper.
00:37:59Listen, I don't care who leads us out.
00:38:01I don't care who leads us out.
00:38:02Hello!
00:38:04Hello up there!
00:38:14Hello!
00:38:17I guess he can't hear us.
00:38:19Come on!
00:38:19Come on!
00:38:19Come on!
00:38:21Come on!
00:38:23Come on!
00:38:25Come on!
00:38:26Come on!
00:38:27Come on!
00:38:29Come on!
00:38:31Come on!
00:38:35Hello!
00:38:36Are we glad to see you!
00:38:39What do you want here?
00:38:42We don't want anything.
00:38:44Except to get out.
00:38:46We were underwater in a diving bell.
00:38:48A cable snap dropping us to the bottom.
00:38:50We left the bell and found our way in here.
00:38:53You see, we were attempting to break a depth record.
00:38:55Oh, I'm Paul Whitmore.
00:38:57This is Craig Randall, Laurie Talbott, and Dale Marshall.
00:39:00I've been here 14 years.
00:39:0414 years?
00:39:08Well, I don't think we want to stay quite that long.
00:39:11Would you mind leading us out?
00:39:14There is no way out.
00:39:17But how did you get here?
00:39:19And that fellow back there?
00:39:20He was killed a long time ago.
00:39:23I was more fortunate.
00:39:26But how did you get here?
00:39:28The same as you.
00:39:30And you haven't found a way out in all this time?
00:39:34There is no way.
00:39:39This is air we're breathing.
00:39:41It wouldn't be here if there went an opening to the surface.
00:39:45The air comes from a volcano about two miles from here.
00:39:50Are you sure of that?
00:39:51I'll show it to you.
00:39:55Would you like to visit my home?
00:39:58Oh, I don't know.
00:40:02It isn't far.
00:40:04I'll take you there.
00:40:05Oh, stay Werner!
00:40:17I don't know.
00:40:18I don't know.
00:40:21Yeah.
00:40:22I don't know.
00:40:25I don't know.
00:40:25He said he was married, Never pit.
00:40:27He said that when I got home, I came to me.
00:40:29You need rest.
00:40:36It certainly made this place comfortable enough.
00:40:44I carried stones here to make pots and flint for fire.
00:40:51Sometimes I traveled to the salt water to bring back seaweed.
00:40:57Look at the size of this claw. There's no known species this large.
00:41:04I use it to spear fish, but you have fine weapons. With them we can hunt much better.
00:41:13Are you positive there's no opening to the top, even as small, if we could hack out with some kind of tools?
00:41:20I'll take you to the volcano so you can see for yourself.
00:41:25And then you will know as I do.
00:41:29How soon can we start?
00:41:32We must first have food. I have enough for all of us.
00:41:42Do you think he really knows?
00:41:44I don't think he knows up from down. But we'll have to go to find out if there is a volcano.
00:41:48Well there's no sense in all of us knowing. You and Laurie should take a breather.
00:41:51Do you want us to stay here for a reason?
00:41:53Well we'll probably be taking through some pretty rough places, no telling how dangerous.
00:41:58I'd feel better if you stayed.
00:42:06You all set, Craig?
00:42:07Yeah. The old man's been up there waiting for over an hour.
00:42:10Don't you think he's a little eager to show us that volcano?
00:42:13That's why I want the girls to stay down here.
00:42:16Never did buy that story about that ship sinking 14 years ago.
00:42:21What do you think he's got up his sleeve?
00:42:24Well, maybe nothing.
00:42:26But I still think it would be a good idea if you'd wait down here with Dale and Laurie.
00:42:29Oh, now wait a minute, Daddy-o. I'm no babysitter.
00:42:32I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll trade places with you.
00:42:36Okay, you win. We'll both go.
00:42:39I think the girls will be all right as long as we stay with him.
00:42:43Yeah.
00:42:44Besides, they're planning a swimming party.
00:42:46And we weren't invited.
00:42:48Come on.
00:42:49Too bad we can't get a sunset.
00:42:51I can do without it.
00:42:53The sun always gives me a bad time.
00:42:56I got burned once at the beach and...
00:42:59Oh, well, it's not important now.
00:43:01We've been here quite a long time. They should be getting back soon.
00:43:04Are you afraid they'll bring bad news?
00:43:06I'm afraid I am.
00:43:08I keep telling myself that old man couldn't possibly be right.
00:43:14I can't make myself believe it.
00:43:17We'll know soon enough, one way or the other.
00:43:20You know, I was afraid until I realized that if we do spend the rest of our lives here,
00:43:26we can at least start a new one.
00:43:29Anything that happened in the past can't bother us here.
00:43:32Don't make me think about it.
00:43:34And let's not start painting any dark pictures before we know.
00:43:37Stay here.
00:43:47Stay here.
00:43:48Stay here.
00:43:49Stay here.
00:43:53Stay here.
00:43:54Stay here.
00:43:55Stay here.
00:43:56Stay here.
00:43:58you're so quiet does that mean there's volcanoes there all right spouting air by the ton
00:44:20of love then he was right well there he is oh no maurie look it won't be so bad
00:44:32we took it hard too at first walking down there and all that but
00:44:37look i know it's not going to be so terrible after all we've gotten
00:44:40laurie listen please look i know how you feel as though you have nothing to look forward to but
00:44:57i felt the same way until i realized how really fortunate i am that is if you
00:45:04what i'm trying to say is that laurie i've been in love with you for a long time
00:45:10i plan to tell you before now i just i never seem to be able to
00:45:16oh i wish you i want to do you love me
00:45:25oh laurie as long as i have you my life's complete anything beyond that's unimportant
00:45:40so
00:45:51And reports indicate the strike will be settled this week.
00:46:20On the local scene, Marine Research of California has abandoned the scheduled launching of an experimental
00:46:26diving bell.
00:46:27J.R. Matheny, president of Marine Research, is rumored to have lost some $90,000 constructing
00:46:32the bell during the past 18 months.
00:46:35And now for a look at the weather.
00:46:37Early morning fog will cover the harbor area with little change in temperature.
00:46:50TWA flight number 201 is now arriving.
00:47:17Good afternoon.
00:47:22My name is Wyman.
00:47:24I believe Mr. McKean is expecting me.
00:47:26Yes, of course.
00:47:28Mr. Wyman, to see you.
00:47:30Send him in.
00:47:32It's the first door.
00:47:33Go right in, please.
00:47:35Pleasure to meet you.
00:47:36Very pleased to meet you, sir.
00:47:37Sit down.
00:47:38You certainly got out here quickly.
00:47:39I came directly from the airport.
00:47:41The telegram sounded quite urgent.
00:47:42Suppose you elaborate for me.
00:47:43Well, I understand you're giving up your plans.
00:47:44That's the first door.
00:47:45Yes, of course.
00:47:46Well, I'm not sure.
00:47:47I'm not sure what you're doing.
00:47:48I'm not sure what you're doing.
00:47:49I'm sure you're doing it.
00:47:50pleasure to meet you very pleased to meet you sir sit down you certainly got out here quickly
00:48:02i came directly from the airport the telegram sounded quite urgent suppose you elaborate for
00:48:08me well i understand you're giving up your plans to try your belt we've given it a lot of
00:48:14consideration the project has been costly and we've devoted the entire lab to the belt development
00:48:19we're afraid the wisest thing we can do at this time is just give up the project it's of course
00:48:24because of the results of mine why i mean if it weren't for your pioneering in research this bell
00:48:29wouldn't have even been built when your brother came to work for me i knew where his ideas were
00:48:33coming from you mean your bell is similar to mine as you can see the designs are identical
00:48:42but the hatch cables are they the same why yes why smithini i'd like to ask you for a personal
00:48:52favor a favor you have no confidence in your bell because it was patterned after mine and likely so
00:48:59but if i could take the responsibility off your shoulders what do you think he does i can make the
00:49:04dive myself in the same locations before i don't understand how can you of all people consider doing
00:49:11this when you know that the bell is i believe it can be done i've always believed it if i can't
00:49:16at least turn my failure into a success i'll be doing a grave injustice to four gallant people
00:49:22what makes you think that the results would be any different this time since i returned from the
00:49:28caribbean i've been like a man who was living apart from his own soul i knew there was an answer
00:49:33somewhere but when i searched for it my mind just wouldn't function i think it was because of my
00:49:39condition that i finally discovered where the bell failed you found the reason the chain broke not at
00:49:45the weakest link but at the strongest i don't understand the bell was designed with supports
00:49:51to take a stress five times greater than what we anticipated we even thought of using rooms on two
00:49:56different ships as an added safety factor we overcame that with added couplings together with uh
00:50:01a pilot release system for balance but in our extreme measures for added strength
00:50:06we actually defeated our own purpose until we stopped work here the plans were to use three
00:50:12ships for support you don't need them depending on the overall weight descending you must equalize the
00:50:17supports to parallel the point of water pressure above and below 2 000 feet you mean it's the pressure
00:50:24pushing upwards that causes stress exactly we went all out for strength and supporting the bell
00:50:32and reached the point of water pressure where there was no up and down factor the couplings ripped off
00:50:37the seams why when i know what a successful operation would mean to you and i certainly want to help but
00:50:43this is well this has all come so fast i don't know what to say of course i wouldn't ask you without
00:50:48offering something in exchange i have a ship available it will take us to the caribbean it's fully equipped
00:50:54the owner do everything he can to assist i suppose if i didn't go along with you it'd only be a matter
00:51:02of time before you'd you'd raise some money and be building another valve your own just mean an
00:51:07unnecessary delay however i'm afraid there's one thing i'll have to object to you're going under
00:51:15but if i if i know that young brother of yours you jump at the chat let's go out to the lab and see him
00:51:24so
00:51:32so
00:51:34so
00:53:57Craig said that they would only bring back the most important things.
00:53:59I'm sure your camera...
00:54:00Craig said this.
00:54:02Craig said that.
00:54:03Craig said.
00:54:05What is he around here anyway?
00:54:06What is he around here anyway?
00:54:06Some kind of monarch or something?
00:54:08You could take that old fool with him when he could use a couple of extra hands to help carry things.
00:54:13I'm sure Craig knows what he's doing.
00:54:16That's exactly what I mean.
00:54:18I'm fed up with his doing.
00:54:19Nobody's going to dominate me.
00:54:22I'll see to that.
00:54:24Nobody's trying to.
00:54:25Do you think I'm going to put up with this routine?
00:54:26You're crazy.
00:54:27Dale, there's nothing I can do to make you feel any better.
00:54:30Oh, yes, there is.
00:54:31And you're going to start doing a few things my way.
00:54:33Dale, I don't want to argue with you.
00:54:34Will you just leave me alone?
00:54:36I'll leave you alone when I get good and ready, too.
00:54:38And so will Craig when the time comes.
00:54:41So that's it.
00:54:43You're not getting all the attention.
00:54:45You're pretty smug, aren't you?
00:54:47Just because we're all trapped.
00:54:48That's enough.
00:54:50And Dale, I don't want to discuss this again.
00:55:06How many more trips is this going to take?
00:55:27This lung is nearly empty.
00:55:29Well, there's just a few more things I'd like to get down there.
00:55:31You probably have enough air for one more dive.
00:55:33So let's make it count.
00:55:34Okay, hold on. I'll keep an eye on you.
00:55:58I found the original bell.
00:56:00It's 100 feet below me.
00:56:03Wait a minute.
00:56:03Unless I've lost my mind, I see two men in the water.
00:56:07I see two men in the water.
00:56:08I see two men in the water.
00:56:09I see two men in the water.
00:56:10I see two men in the water.
00:56:11I see two men in the water.
00:56:12I see two men in the water.
00:56:13I see two men in the water.
00:56:14I see two men in the water.
00:56:15I see two men in the water.
00:56:16I see two men in the water.
00:56:17I see two men in the water.
00:56:18I see two men in the water.
00:56:19I see two men in the water.
00:56:20I see two men in the water.
00:56:21I see two men in the water.
00:56:22I see two men in the water.
00:56:23I see two men in the water.
00:56:24I see two men in the water.
00:56:25I see two men in the water.
00:56:26I see two men in the water.
00:56:28I see two men in the water.
00:56:30I see two men in the water.
00:56:31I telephoned above as soon as I spotted the other bell.
00:56:43And they still can't believe it.
00:56:44How is Laurie and Miss Marshall?
00:56:45The girl's been doing all right.
00:57:01How long have you been out of here?
00:57:07Only a few minutes.
00:57:08I've got some coffee.
00:57:11Good.
00:57:18There.
00:57:19He's coming around.
00:57:31I like you much better than the others.
00:57:48That's just fine.
00:57:49I'm very glad you do.
00:57:51I will help you.
00:57:53That's all I need.
00:57:54We will kill them.
00:57:57They will what?
00:57:58It is easy, like I killed Maurice a long time ago.
00:58:02And after we kill them, we can be alone here.
00:58:06Now you stay away from me.
00:58:08Stay away!
00:58:10Stay away from me!
00:58:12Maybe I should kill you instead.
00:58:17No!
00:58:18Stay away!
00:58:20No!
00:58:28The volcano!
00:58:42No!
00:58:51No!
00:58:52No!
00:58:53No!
00:58:53No!
00:58:54No!
00:58:54No!
00:58:55No!
00:58:55No!
00:58:55No!
00:58:58Let's go.
00:59:28That's not going to do any good.
00:59:36We've got to go find friends.
00:59:58We've got to go find friends.
01:00:28We're all right.
01:00:29How about you?
01:00:30We're all right.
01:00:31And the old man?
01:00:32He was killed in the avalanche.
01:00:35Here.
01:00:36Where did he get these?
01:00:37Never mind.
01:00:38Hold on.
01:00:39Come on, follow me.
01:00:42Come on, follow me.
01:00:43Come on.
01:00:44Come on.
01:00:46Come on.
01:00:51Come on.
01:01:22Give her a little flack.
01:01:28I really can't explain the feeling when we first saw the bell.
01:01:31We'd given up hope and, well, nothing ever looked so good.
01:01:36I do wish the old man had been as fortunate as we are.
01:01:40If Mr. Wyman's up there, tell him that Laurie is fine.
01:01:45She'll be saying hello in just a minute.
01:01:46Laurie, I think from now on my whole life will be changed.
01:01:54I realize how terrible I've acted.
01:01:57Do you think he can ever forgive you?
01:01:59Of course I can, Dale.
01:02:00I've always wanted our friendship.
01:02:02Laurie.
01:02:15Well, little lady, you've got the scoop of the year.
01:02:18Well, not this time, Jimmy.
01:02:19The story goes to all of you.
01:02:21I want you to meet your benefactor.
01:02:23Mr. Martini.
01:02:24Lady, we're very grateful.
01:02:26If only Wyman to thank.
01:02:27That's his idea.
01:02:29Can't thank all of you enough.
01:02:31Come on, you people.
01:02:32Move back a little.
01:02:32Let's give them room to breathe.
01:02:36Room to breathe.
01:02:37You know, I never thought about it much, but there's nothing greater.
01:02:42Well, I don't know about you people, but man, I'm ready for a two-inch steak.
01:02:47Let's shove up!
01:02:48We're back!
01:02:49We're back!