an anthropological expedition in tibet lead by john agar discovers both an ancient primitive race of pasty and light sensitive and superstitious albino and the browbeaten and grotesquely unsightly burrow mutant call the mole people whom the albino cruelly exploit a slave labor deep within the bowel of the earth . competently direct by virgil vogel and with a fanciful and intriguing script by lazslo gorog and handsome photography by ellis carter and admirably sincere act from a solid cast ( agar be his usual reliably stalwart self while the lovely cynthia patrick make for a charming heroine and alan napier have a grand time a an evil high priest ) and a steady and if less than stir pace and nifty and impressive special effect ( the matte painting be beautiful ) and a properly eerie and claustrophobic atmosphere and funky monster make up by bud westmore ( the mole people be truly gnarly look subhuman beast ) and a rousing last reel revolt by the mole people against their mean oppressor and and a surprisingly downbeat end and this baby size up a a hugely enjoyable golden oldie fantasy horror picture .