Question: When the gang explore the ruins of the city, you can hear a low pitch humming noise. What was making that noise?
Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
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Directed by: Henry Levin
Starring: James Mason, Diane Baker, Pat Boone, Arlene Dahl, Alan Napier, Peter Ronson, Robert Adler, Thayer David
Factual error: Iceland sure looks a lot like the California desert.
Laird of Glendarick: Sir Oliver, in the name of the whole student body, in gratitude for the knowledge you have imparted to us.
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Answer: It's just an added sound effect that foreshadows an ominous event (the giant reptile) that is about to happen. It's not meant to be anything naturally occurring.
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