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Flying Disc Man from Mars

Résumé

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. 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. Kent Fowler (Walter Reed), the private pilot who shot down Mota with Dr. Bryant's ray gun, gets caught up in these events while working security for atomic industrial sites. "Menace from Mars" (20 min) "The Volcano's Secret" (13 min, 20 sec) "Death Rides the Stratosphere" (13 min, 20 sec) "Execution by Fire" (13 min, 20 sec) "The Living Projectile" (13 min, 20 sec) "Perilous Mission" (13 min, 20 sec) "Descending Doom" (13 min, 20 sec) "Suicidal Sacrifice" (13 min, 20 sec) "The Funeral Pyre" (13 min, 20 sec) "Weapons of Hate" (13 min, 20 sec) - re-cap chapter "Disaster on the Highway" (13 min, 20 sec) "Volcanic Vengeance" (13 min, 20 sec) Source: Walter Reed as Kent Fowler, pilot Lois Collier as Helen Hall Gregory Gaye as Mota, martian invader James Craven as Dr Bryant, scientist and secretly a former Nazi supporter Harry Lauter as Drake, one of Mota's henchmen Richard Irving as Ryan, one of Mota's henchmen Sandy Sanders as Steve, Kent's sidekick Michael Carr as Trent, disc-ship pilot-henchman Flying Disc Man from Mars was budgeted at

152,640, although the final negative cost was

157,439 (a $4,799, or 3.

Source officielle

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Disc_Man_from_Mars

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