The Woolner Brothers, ever on the cutting edge of cinema with rank imitations of popular hits, strike again with
Flight of the Lost Balloon
. In response to the upcoming release of
Mysterious Island
in 1961, the Woolners put together this cheapjack tale which, like
Island
, is partially set in a flying balloon. Doctor Faraday (Marshall Thompson) is an American adventurer living in Africa, who is sent to locate a scientist, missing since his plane went down in the wilderness. Since the area is inaccessible by motor flight, Faraday mans his balloon and takes off. Unfortunately, the film never does.