Lot of balls in the air in this one: An arrogant, fame-seeking admiral with daddy issues; the testing of a revolutionary pressurizing gas; the simmering hatred between the admiral and the gas's inventor; territorial tension between Nelson and the visiting admiral; a near-death scrape for Cap'n Crane; and even a little bit of conflict between Nelson and Crane. Throw in the monster and you've got a fast-moving, compelling 50 minutes of bizzaro drama that kept me interested. Also some nice overhead camera shots when they were desceding in their little 4-man, vertical submersible thingy. They managed to create some cool effects out of a meager budget with this one.
Some familiar faces among the guest-stars, including J.D. Cannon who would go on to be a foil for Dennis Weaver on "McCloud", and Alvy Moore, who would become beffudled county agent Hank Kimball on "Green Acres."















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