Journey to the Center of Time (1967)

Gruff, hard-nosed new boss Stanton takes over a scientific research company upon the death of his benevolent father. Scientists Manning, Gordon and White, who are very close to a ... See full summary »

Director:

David L. Hewitt

Writer:

David L. Hewitt (screenplay) (as David Prentiss)

Stars:

Scott Brady, Anthony Eisley, Gigi Perreau

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Scott Brady	...	Stanton
Anthony Eisley	...	Mark Manning
Gigi Perreau	...	Karen White
Abraham Sofaer	...	Dr. 'Doc' Gordon
Austin Green	...	Mr. Denning
Poupée Gamin	...	Vina
Tracy Olsen	...	Susan
Andy Davis	...	Dave
Lyle Waggoner	...	Alien (as Lyle Waggner)
Larry Evans
Jody Millhouse
Monica Stevens

Storyline

Gruff, hard-nosed new boss Stanton takes over a scientific research company upon the death of his benevolent father. Scientists Manning, Gordon and White, who are very close to a breakthrough in time travel, are told by Stanton they must have results in 24 hours or face a funding cut-off. Trying to push their equipment past its safe operating limit they travel into the far future and distant past, with Stanton along as an accidental participant, unaware that a surprise awaits them as they struggle to return to the present.

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Plot Keywords:

time travel | fictional war | title spoken by narrator | time machine | lizard | 

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Genres:

Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Time Warp

Filming Locations:

Hollywood Stages, Hollywood, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Borealis Enterprises,Dorad Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The scene on the screen of the spaceship on the launch pad was lifted from the 1964 movie The Time Travelers

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Goofs

When traveling back into the past, we see visuals from WWII, the Civil War, and Indians attacking a wagon train; these events are out of proper sequence. The Indian wars took place after the Civil War and should appear before it when traveling back through time.

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Quotes

Dr. 'Doc' Gordon: The past, of course, still exists
Mr. Denning: Oh?
Dr. 'Doc' Gordon: Suppose a scientist on a planet some fifty light years from here were observing Earth, he would at this moment be looking at light rays that left this Earth fifty years ago. He might very well be watching the First World War. In effect, some full fifty years' of history would be contained in those beams traveling to that distant planet
Mr. Denning: That's quite an idea!
Dr. 'Doc' Gordon: It's more than an idea, Mr Denning, it's fact. And since space-time is a continuum, the present is ...
[...]

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Connections

Features The Angry Red Planet (1959)

User Reviews

Why it's similar to 1964's The Time Travelers

As I understand it, Ib Melchior and Dave Hewitt had a falling out over 1964's The Time Travelers. Both are credited with coming up with the story, but Hewitt left the production and Melchior wrote the screenplay and directed this little sci-fi B-film classic himself. Hewitt wrote his own version of the movie and later directed it as 1967's Journey to the Center of Time, making just a slightly different version. I can't remember ever seeing what is essentially a remake arrive just three years after the first movie's release. But then again, both films were grist for drive-ins where few people probably noticed the similarities. These movies had me scratching my head wondering if I had seen it before on TV where, after repeated viewings, I was able to make the connection between the two films.