Battle Beneath The Earth (1967)

A renegade Chinese faction with plans to take over the world dig tunnels under the Pacific Ocean (no, I'm not kidding) all the way to the United States where they house nuclear bombs underground with the intention of taking over America. When seismic activity indicate recent upheavals are not earthquake related, U.S. Army intelligence discovers the diabolical plot and it's a race against time to foil the dastardly plot of the Chinese terrorists. Directed by Montgomery Tully, this tacky sci-fi mess contains a pretty loopy storyline. You'd think with a cockamamie plot like that it would at least be fun but it's a pretty wearisome affair. The most bizarre thing is that almost all the Chinese men are played by Caucasian actors in "oriental" make-up spouting sing-song Fu Manchu dialogue. Talk about your politically incorrect (although the Chinese women are played by Asian actresses). The film seems "off" from the very beginning but I chalk that up to the film being set in the U.S. but it was made in England with a lot of British actors playing American. Kerwin Mathews (7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD) is the nominal hero. With Peter Arne, Robert Ayres, Viviane Ventura, Martin Benson and Ed Bishop.