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Flying Disc Man from Mars
Flying Disc Man from Mars is a 1950 Republic Pictures 12-chapter black-and-white science fiction adventure film serial, produced by Franklin Adreon, directed by Fred C. Brannon, that stars Walter Reed, Lois Collier, Gregory Gaye, James Craven, Harry Lauter, and Richard Irving. Disc Man is considered a weak example of the serial medium, even compared to other post-World War II serials. In 1958 Republic edited the serial's 167 minutes of footage into a 75-minute feature, released under the new title Missile Monsters.
Plot
Martian invader, Mota (Gregory Gaye), attempts to conquer the Earth as Mars is worried about its use of new atomic technology. The Martians consider that it would be much safer, and beneficial for both Earth and Mars, if the Martians were in charge. Mota, having been shot down by an experimental ray gun, blackmails American scientist, and former Nazi, Dr. Bryant (James Craven) into assisting him and hires some criminals to be his henchmen.
More details
author | Ronald Davidson |
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director | Fred C. Brannon |
events | extraterrestrial life flying saucer |
genre | adventure science fiction |
keywords | american atomic technology clipshow henchman nazi nazism nuclear technology ray gun re-cap chapter scientist |
musicBy | Stanley Wilson |
producer | Franklin Adreon |
publisher | Republic Pictures |
theme | extraterrestrial life science fiction adventure |