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The Flying Saucer

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  • 1h 9m
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3.6/10
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The Flying Saucer (1950)
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    • Director
      • Mikel Conrad
    • Writers
      • Mikel Conrad(original story)
      • Howard Irving Young(screen adaptation)
    • Stars
      • Mikel Conrad
      • Pat Garrison
      • Hantz von Teuffen
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Mikel Conrad
    • Writers
      • Mikel Conrad(original story)
      • Howard Irving Young(screen adaptation)
    • Stars
      • Mikel Conrad
      • Pat Garrison
      • Hantz von Teuffen
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 35User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews

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    Mikel Conrad
    Mikel Conrad
    • Mike Trent
    Pat Garrison
    • Vee Langley
    Hantz von Teuffen
    • Hans
    Earle Lyon
    • Alex Muller
    • (as Erl Lyon)
    Lester Sharpe
    Lester Sharpe
    • Col. Marikoff
    Russell Hicks
    Russell Hicks
    • Hank Thorn
    Frank Darien
    Frank Darien
    • Matt Mitchell
    Denver Pyle
    Denver Pyle
    • Turner
    Roy Engel
    Roy Engel
    • Dr. Carl Lawton
    Garry Owen
    Garry Owen
    • Bartender at Ernie's
    Virginia Hewitt
    • Nanette
    George Baxter
    George Baxter
    • Fred Burnside
    Philip Morris
    • Dreamland Bartender
    Robert Boon
    • Barge Captain
    • Director
      • Mikel Conrad
    • Writers
      • Mikel Conrad(original story)
      • Howard Irving Young(screen adaptation)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Mike is a chain smoker as he is seen smoking or lighting a cigarette in virtually every scene in this movie.
    • Goofs
      When Mike runs his boat into the rock, he is thrown back and up to his feet. In reality, when the boat stopped suddenly, he should have been thrown forward.
    • Quotes

      Mike Trent: [to Thorn] I'm not going to Alaska. I'm having too much fun in New York.

    • Crazy credits
      Before the title, a message, 'We gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of those in authority who made the release of the "Flying Saucer" film possible at this time.'
    • Alternate versions
      Some video versions include an animated opening and closing sequence, plus previews of coming attractions, and runs 120 minutes.
    • Connections
      Featured in It Came from Hollywood (1982)

    User reviews35

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    Top review
    3/10
    "It was just a small bomb" You got that right.
    Whenever I think about this movie, the scene that comes to mind is when the head bad-guy machine-guns one of his own henchmen to get the hero who is using the poor sap as a shield, figuring that the Evil Russian won't kill his own lackey. The E.R. than proceeds to pump about fifty rounds into the poor chump, but the hero is not hit once. Anyone with military or police experience knows that a human body will not serve as protection against a Thompson sub-machine gun shot from less than ten feet away. In real life, the hero would have been a sieve.

    Now, the fact that this is what stuck with me about this movie is actually too bad. The shots of Alaskan scenery are terrific and the basic story was not too badly conceived. The plot as it is played out and dialog however are in the poor to horrid range. Not bad enough to be funny, disjointed and entirely unacceptable as to the actions of the hero and heroine who are supposed to be high level secret operatives, the abrupt ending typifies the entire movie.
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    • Jul 28, 2005

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    • Release date
      • January 5, 1950 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El disco volador
    • Filming locations
      • Hal Roach Studios - 8822 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Colonial Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 9 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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