Flying Disc Man from Mars

1950
Approved
2h 16m

IMDb RATING

5.3/10

296

YOUR RATING

Roy Barcroft and Linda Stirling in Flying Disc Man from Mars (1950)

Action Adventure Crime Fantasy Sci-Fi

A hero single-handedly sets himself against Martians trying to assume control of Earth.A hero single-handedly sets himself against Martians trying to assume control of Earth.A hero single-handedly sets himself against Martians trying to assume control of Earth.

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IMDb RATING

5.3/10

296

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Chapter Titles:
1. Menace from Mars
2. The Volcano's Secret
3. Death Rides the Stratosphere
4. Execution by Fire
5. The Living Projectile
6. Perilous Mission
7. Descending Doom
8. Suicidal Sacrifice
9. The Funeral Pyre
10. Weapons of Hate
11. Disaster on the Highway
12. Volcanic Vengeance

Goofs
In the fight scene at Bryant's incinerator, Kent's coat jacket is torn, next shot it has disappeared.

Quotes
[Earth pilot Trent inspects a Martian Flying Disc for the first time]
Trent: You know, I've never flown one of these things before.

Connections
Edited into Missile Monsters (1958)

User reviews6

Review

Featured review

3/10

Martians team up w/ stock footage to overthrow Earth.

Mota arrives on Earth from Mars, and takes into confidence manufacturer Bryant (a one time Nazi sympathizer) to launch a wave of destruction that will overwhelm Earth and put the planet under a Martian supreme dictator. Aerial patrolman Kent Fowler sees the theft going around Bryant's plant (by his two henchmen Drake and Ryan) and goes to stop the sabotage despite that his employer Bryant is the real criminal. Eventually Mota and Bryant develop their weapons to such a degree that they are able to start their campaign of destruction, unless Kent can stop them. Republic really threw in generous amounts of stock footage (I counted at least 4 different serials) to help overcome this corny script. The acting is pretty much wooden (even with veterans like Reed, Craven, and Lauter) and Gregory Gay makes for one of Republic's worst and most laughable villains. It's still entertaining enough, but pretty much an egg. Rating, based on serials, 3.5.