This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. Flying disc man from mars 1950 the movie database tmdb. Flying disc man from mars 1950 12 chapters plot martian invader, mota, attempts to conquer the earth as mars is worried about its use of new atomic technology. Her name, alita, would seem to be a lift from the russian silent film aelita, about a queen of mars. Choosing to release the flying man online, bypassing the festival route in order to gauge audience reaction for a potential feature adaptation of his story, the filmmaker has been surprised and. Flying disc man from mars chapters 1 4 missile monsters 1950 flying disc man from mars was a 12 episode weekly serial that started on october 25, 1950. Mota, having been shot down by an experimental ray gun, blackmails american scientist, and former nazi, dr bryant.
To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines. Mars ones human mission to mars 2012 introduction film duration. Brannon on allmovie a virtual remake of the earlier the purple. Friends login to see which of your friends have seen this movie. They consider that it would be much safer, and beneficial for both earth and mars, if the martians were in charge.
From the summary of flying disc man from mars by jerry blake. Flying disc man from mars is a 12episode 1950 republic film serial. Flying disc man from mars on bluray 887090112208 from olive films. Bryant meets the one survivor mota from the planet mars. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Apr 02, 20 flying disc man from mars is typical of republics lowbudgeted 1950s serials. Flying disc man from mars 1950 walter reed 12 chapter republic serial martian invader, mota, attempts to conquer the earth as mars is worried about its use of new atomic technology. Once his film was complete, polished and ready for viewing, alqueres had to approach the difficult decision of what to do about releasing his film.
Whatevers shoddy or limp about mission to mars, however conspicuous while the film unfolds, all becomes admirably pale as the full viewing experience recedes and the good stuff emerges in proud. Brannon directs walter reed, lois collier, gregory gaye and james craven in this 12 chapter republic serial. Through variations, mixing, tests and sonic atom splitting, the flying mars project strives to simultaneously stimulate mind, body and soul. Flying disc man from mars, bluray, scificlassic, actioncliffhanger serials, 887090112208. It was also released as a century 66 television film under the title dday on mars 1966 the original production title for the serial was the purple shadow strikes. In 1950, he played a pilot in the scifi serial flying disc man from mars, and later a foreman in superman and the molemen. Michael carr i 19302001 actor miscellaneous crew michael carr was born on july 17, 1930 in kansas city, missouri, usa as michael ross. Flying disc man from mars is a film directed by fred c. They consider that it would be much safer, and beneficial for both earth and mars. Cashing in on the enormous popularity of scifi in the late 50s, this serial was reedited and released as a feature film under the new title.
Mota is a martian representative, who has come to impose interplanetary law on the earth which has become too dangerous. Olive films has released flying disc man from mars, the 1950 12chapter serial from republic pictures, with a clean, crisp pillarboxed bluray transfer. Admittedly disc man comes from the real dog days of movie serials, when even republic was more or less just going through the motions, but they are still lots of fun to watch. Mota, having been shot down by an experimental ray gun, blackmails american scientist, and former nazi, dr bryant into. Flying disc man from mars movie description mota gregory gaye, ninotchka, a martian invader intent on ruling earth, finds a more than willing accomplice in dr. Saugers, michael rennie from day the completion of the lefthand portion of the.
Flying disc man from mars does not have any comments yet. Olive films bluray of flying disc man from mars shows that republic must have taken fine care of their film library, perhaps keeping their. Walter reed, lois collier, gregory gay, james craven, harry lauter, richard irving, sandy sanders, michael carr, dale. Meanwhile, villainous martians conspire with a traitorous atomic scientist to blast earth out of its orbit and replace it with mars. Martian flying disc man from mars alien species fandom. Flying disc man from mars was released in 1950 and was directed by fred c. Software sites tucows software library shareware cdroms software capsules compilation cdrom images zx spectrum doom. Flying disc man from mars is a 1950 republic pictures 12chapter blackandwhite science fiction adventure film serial, produced by franklin adreon, directed by fred c.
In the latter half of the decade, reed made a graceful transition into television, where he soon found himself appearing on half a dozen series per year. Plans include landing on mars for exploration at a minimum, with the possibility of sending settlers and terraforming the planet or exploring its moons phobos and deimos also considered. This republic serial was made shortly after wwii during the mccarthy era where everyone was accused of being a communist sympathizer and conspiracies concerning the red scare were everywhere. Tim burton and an allstar cast including jack nicholson, natalie portman and tom jones, send up 50s scifi in mars attacks. They decide that itll be safer and beneficial for earth and mars if martians are in charge. Brannon with walter reed, lois collier, gregory gaye, james craven, year. Flying disc man from mars 1950 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Flying disc man from mars passed 2h 16min action, adventure, crime 25 october 1950 usa a hero singlehandedly sets himself against martians trying to assume control of earth. At 72 minutes, flight to mars is about five minutes shorter than virginia hustons crying fit when she finds out arthur franz has fallen for topbilled marguerite chapman, who plays a martian with the best legs ever seen. Olive films is second to none when it comes to these great republic serials. This serial used a lot of footage from earlier adventures, most notably the purple monster strikes 1945, gmen vs. A human mission to mars has been the subject of science fiction, aerospace engineering and scientific proposals since the 20th century.
Flying disc man from marss official release date is 25 october 1950, although this is actually the date the sixth chapter was made available to film exchanges. A strange alien spacecraft spying on earth is brought down by an industrialist, dr. The photograph may be purchased as wall art, home decor, apparel, phone cases, greeting cards, and more. Flying disc man from mars wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. See the full list of flying disc man from mars cast and crew including actors. Flying disc man from mars 1950 nr 10251950 us action, science fiction 2h 47m user score. The purple monster strikes is a 1945 republic movie serial. Staring sandy sanders, lois collier, james craven and gregory gay. Aug 29, 2012 our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. This was followed by a rerelease of the tiger woman, retitled as perils of the darkest jungle, instead of a new serial. Martian invader, mota, attempts to conquer the earth as mars is worried about its use of. The sequel to this serial was the 1950 flying disc man from mars, which used much of the footage from the original.
Olive films bluray of flying disc man from mars shows that republic must have taken fine care of their film library, perhaps keeping their negatives in the most secure section of the cfi labs vault. We didnt record any activity between now and 1 week ago. Dec 22, 2009 a strange alien spacecraft spying on earth is brought down by an industrialist, dr. The flying man, cowritten, directed and financed by. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Bryant james craven, captain midnight, a brilliant scientist with a secret nazi past. Cashing in on the enormous popularity of scifi in the late 50s, this serial was re edited and released as a feature film under the new title. Starring walter reed, lois collier and gregory gaye. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces. Flying disc man from mars cliffhanger serial 2 disc dvd. It is a movie serial from republic recycling martian invaders, but its the first film to connect them to flying saucers, and. Flying disc man from mars is a 1950 republic pictures 12chapter blackand white science fiction adventure film serial, produced by franklin adreon, directed. Brannon, that stars walter reed, lois collier, gregory gaye, james craven, harry lauter, and richard irving.
The complete republic library is owned by paramount pictures and with their. Flying disc man from mars 1951 an eccentric scientist agrees to help a martian repair his spacecraft and conquer earth in exchange for atomic secrets. When mota, the martian invader, enlists the aid of a brilliant but eccentric scientist to conquer the earth, only the dashing aviator kent fowler and his pretty secretary stand in the way of. Flying disc man from mars, 1950 is a photograph by everett which was uploaded on december 2nd, 2011. Flying disc man from mars is a sortof sequel to a 1945 serial called the purple monster strikes, which uses the alien possesses the body of a human idea normally associated with later 50s era science fiction films like invaders from mars. A virtual remake of the earlier the purple monster strikes 1945 and containing an overabundance of stock footage from that serial and gmen vs. Mota is a martian representative, who has come to impose. Flying disc man from mars is a 1950 republic pictures 12chapter blackandwhite science fiction adventure film serial, produced by franklin adreon, directed. In 1950, she starred in the scifi serial the flying disc man from mars. He had just completed alfred hitchcocks foreign correspondent. Nice transfer and clean sound, though i found the sound a little low.
Security agent larry martin, who can fly with an experimental rocket suit, investigates clandestine visits to earth by a martian spaceship. Flying disc man from mars on dvd 887090112109 from olive films. Flying disc man from mars, dvd, scificlassic, actioncliffhanger serials, 887090112109. Republic pictures made the slickest serials of any hollywood studio, though after world war ii its efforts began to seem formulaic even by the narrow. Colliers acting career started in 1938, when she had a small but credited role in a desperate adventure, starring ramon novarro and marian marsh. See the full list of flying disc man from mars cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. If you find them fun, youll probably find this one fun too. Flying disc man from mars, 1950 by everett movie poster. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Gregory gay, flying disc man from mars, commando cody, linda johnson, brick. Flying disc man from mars the files of jerry blake. Flying disc man from mars is typical of republics lowbudgeted 1950s serials.
Flying disc man from mars is a good example of how republic managed to cut corners any yet still turn out a fairly decent product. Overview of missile monsters, 1958, directed by fred c. Serial report chapter 65the spiders web, warren hull, gregory. Thus the warlord morta travels to earth in a flying disc to conquer the planet however hes shot down by a private pilot working security for an atomic. Brannon, with walter reed, lois collier, gregory gay, at turner classic movies. Nov 11, 2015 sony pictures has picked up the rights to the flying man, a short film written and directed by animator and visual effects artist marcus alqueres, with the intent to adapting it into a fulllength.
Jul 15, 20 a short film has been receiving attention over the last few days for its sharp visual effects and interesting take on the superhero genre. All products are produced ondemand and shipped worldwide within 2 3 business days. The martians of flying disc man from mars, a republic pictures serial from the year 1950, are concerned by earths development of atomic weaponry. Martian invader, mota, attempts to conquer the earth as mars is worried about its use of new atomic technology. Flying disc man from mars letterboxd your life in film.
A strange craft spying on industrialist bryants plant is brought down by bryants new atomic ray. Serials were quite popular in the day, and would show along with a cartoon or two before the main feature came on. The character actor walter reed was a veteran of over 150 films, mostly. Read the flying disc man from mars serial movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. A 20 short film by director and visual effects artist marcus alqueres, the flying man ruthlessly examines and deconstructs both the vigilante man trope and the character of the supermanlike ubermensch. Flying man films february 18 congratulations to flying man films cofounder rebecca greensill on receiving enterprise funding from screen australia we cant wait to see what her next project will be. To use this banner, please refer to the documentation. Flying disc man from mars e01 06x12 1950 rus sempl den904. Flying disc man from mars movie quotes rotten tomatoes. Although the unchanging lighting setups make me think that the cameraman never had to use more than one fstop, the film s images look. This is considered a weak example of the serial medium, even compared to other postworld war ii serials.
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