Friday, May 17, 2019

Robur the Conqueror in Hawaii

Master of the World (1961) with Vincent Price as Jules Verne's Robur the Conquerer. This was a relatively low-budget affair that couldn't do justice to Verne's sprawling adventures. It was American International's biggest budget movie to that point, but it couldn't compare to Disney's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea or Fox's Journey to the Center of the Earth. Still, Honolulu was proud to host the world premiere of the film 58 years ago this week.

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