Edge of Doom 

Nelson is told the Seaview could be destroyed while carrying a top secret defense weapon but he has to determine if Captain Crane is an impostor.

Director:

Justus Addiss

Writers:

Irwin Allen (created by), William Welch

Stars:

Richard Basehart, David Hedison, Terry Becker

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Richard Basehart	...	Adm. Harriman Nelson
David Hedison	...	Capt. Lee B. Crane
Terry Becker	...	Chief Francis Ethelbert Sharkey
Del Monroe	...	Kowalski
Arch Whiting	...	Sparks
Robert Dowdell	...	Lt. Comdr. Chip Morton (as Bob Dowdell)

Storyline

Nelson is told the Seaview could be destroyed while carrying a top secret defense weapon but he has to determine if Captain Crane is an impostor.

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Genres:

Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Did You Know?

Trivia

This episode takes place in the 1980s.

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Goofs

Near the beginning, the saboteur dressed in a devil's mask knocks out the real Chief Sharkey. However his body shape is tall and thin unlike the actor impersonating Sharkey who is much shorter and a bit heavier as Sharkey is.

User Reviews

The Last Non-Science Fiction Episode Of Voyage/Sea

Nelson is informed that the man who seems to be Captain Crane might actually be an imposter! It is up to the crew to find out if this is true.

Here is my problem with this episode: We are now at the closing stages of this 110 hour thing called Voyage/Sea. We have now seen everything/everyone under the sun appear on the show (aliens, monsters, time travellers, Blackbeard, Leprechauns, etc) so it is just too hard to be thrilled by this more mundane hour called The Edge Of Doom. The episode is obviously placed in this position to keep the adult viewers happy, the adult viewers who may not have even bothered watching the above mentioned childish way-out episodes, but if you follow Voyage every week you can't get too thrilled by The Edge Of Doom.

But having said all this, I am an Admiral Nelson fan as well as a Voyage fan, I love watching Nelson do almost anything on Voyage...a simple bothered reaction to the stuff that is going on around him is enough to hold my attention. The Edge Of Doom is okay.

Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 March 1968 (USA)

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cambridge Productions, Irwin Allen Productions, 20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

52 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1