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Radar Men from the Moon

  • 1952
  • Approved
  • 2h 47m
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Roy Barcroft and George D. Wallace in Radar Men from the Moon (1952)
SuperheroActionFamilySci-Fi

Strategic targets on Earth are being destroyed by an unknown weapon. Government security head Henderson suspects it's an "atomic ray" originating from the moon.Strategic targets on Earth are being destroyed by an unknown weapon. Government security head Henderson suspects it's an "atomic ray" originating from the moon.Strategic targets on Earth are being destroyed by an unknown weapon. Government security head Henderson suspects it's an "atomic ray" originating from the moon.

  • Director
    • Fred C. Brannon
  • Writer
    • Ronald Davidson
  • Stars
    • George D. Wallace
    • Aline Towne
    • Roy Barcroft
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.5/10
    1.3K
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    • Director
      • Fred C. Brannon
    • Writer
      • Ronald Davidson
    • Stars
      • George D. Wallace
      • Aline Towne
      • Roy Barcroft
    • 36User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    George D. Wallace
    George D. Wallace
    • Commando Cody
    • (as George Wallace)
    Aline Towne
    Aline Towne
    • Joan Gilbert
    Roy Barcroft
    Roy Barcroft
    • Retik
    William Bakewell
    William Bakewell
    • Ted Richards
    Clayton Moore
    Clayton Moore
    • Graber
    Peter Brocco
    Peter Brocco
    • Krog
    Robert R. Stephenson
    Robert R. Stephenson
    • Daly
    • (as Bob Stevenson)
    Don Walters
    • Henderson
    Tom Steele
    Tom Steele
    • Zerg
    Dale Van Sickel
    Dale Van Sickel
    • Alon
    Wilson Wood
    • Hank
    Noel Cravat
    Noel Cravat
    • Robal
    Baynes Barron
    Baynes Barron
    • Nesor - Retik's Lab Aide [Ch.2]
    Paul McGuire
    • Bream
    Ted Thorpe
    • Al's Cafe Bartender [Ch. 6, 7, 12]
    Dick Cogan
    Dick Cogan
    • Jones - Dirt-Road Motorist (Ch. 6)
    Joe Bailey
    • Policeman #1 at Landing Field [Chs. 1, 3, 8]
    • (uncredited)
    Billy Dix
    • Duke - Warehouse Henchman [Ch. 5]
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Fred C. Brannon
    • Writer
      • Ronald Davidson
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    7Lathe-2

    Great 50's Serial

    This is a great example of the B&W serials from the 50's. If your interested in seeing what the old movie serials from the 50's looked like, this is a perfect example, and it is fun to watch.Sure by todays standards the special effects and acting are a little ham-fisted and archaic, but remember this is from 1951 to 52 before TV even took hold.

    Radar Men has a good story that keeps you interested episode after episode. The special effects are great for the time period. Cool space gadgets, a full size rocket ship, modeIs galore. You can't ask for more. The acting is passable with some great emoting on the close- ups. I recommend catching it if you can. It is out on dvd now. I picked it up in a box set of hokey sci-fi from Platinum disc corporation.
    westerners

    Available in true stereo goggles DVD!

    I just wanted to point out that currently this is one of two stereo goggles 3D movie serials

    Can be viewed on either European or American format DVD player over most any television set using an inexpensive adapter and 3D shutter glasses.

    The wired glasses are cheaper and more bullet proof than the wireless, and no expensive batteries. Battery door can eventually become loose and then lost, so wireless not way cool like wired's.

    A real geek fun festival to be watching rocketman fly by wire in 3D!
    StuOz

    My Favourite Republic Movie Serial

    In 1936 Republic made a very boring serial called Undersea Kingdom. But it had some fancy aircraft effects. In 1941 Republic made an okay serial called The Adventures of Captain Marvel. But it had amazing flying footage of Marvel. In 1949 Republic made a reasonably good serial called King Of The Rocketmen. More amazing flying effects. This was all a lead up to something. In 1952 Republic would make a true comic book classic.

    Republic Studio effects man Mr Howard Lydecker is the most under-rated effects man in Hollywood. His work in Radar Men (and the above mentioned serials) steals the show. We have full scale spaceships, miniature spaceships, rocketman flying in the sky, fancy sci-fi hardware all over the place (including an early model of that female robot from the Lost In Space episode "Ghost Planet"), it is all here!

    I also like looking at 1950s cars race around country roads and there is no shortage of that here. All great stuff! The cast? I don't know any of them but who cares? This is just screen comic book entertainment and nothing else. In the 1960s Howard Lydecker would do effects for TV's Lost In Space and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.
    5David Elroy

    See "King of the Rocket Men" first

    This first Commando Cody adventure ain't bad, but the rocket suit, and most of the flying footage, was straight from Republic's first rocket suit serial, King of the Rocket Men (1949), usually considered the last of the great classic serials. Everything good in Radar Men (and there's plenty that's good) is better in Rocket Men! Please see it! The hero and villain have more personality, the action is more hard-hitting and extreme, the plot is more focused, and - perhaps most importantly - there is much mystery and subterfuge. In Rocket Men, our hero must keep his identity secret - no one knows it's him in that suit. And the villain too has a secret identity - we see him only in silhouette. Here, in Radar Men, everybody knows who everybody else is. Enjoy Radar Men (I know I did), but first, enjoy Rocket Men!
    rudge49

    Just as enoyable as...

    ..say Star Wars. Comparing a 1950s serial with what many think is THE movie ? Think about it-how scientifically correct is Star Wars ? How many familiar images does it use ? The bad guys wearing black or gray uniforms, they have "Storm Troopers" do their dirty work? Where have we seen THAT before ? it In both cases the producers were trying to tell a story and sell tickets. And remember, 1952. The space programs were just getting started, the USSR orbited Sputnik in 1957, the US sent up Vanguard in 1958, 1961 when Gagarin orbited the Earth is still nine years away. I remember watching the Commando Cody series on TV in the 1950s, those special effects looked pretty believable, the scenes where the rocket takes off and you see the car and the building that you saw when the actors arrived-the Lydecker Brothers did that all long before CGI. Roy Barcroft, Republic's Villain in residence as Retik. I read that Barcroft took his work in the serials very seriously because he knew how much they meant to the kids, he insisted the other actors do so as well-it shows.

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    • Trivia
      During a fight scene between George D. Wallace as Commando Cody and Clayton Moore as the villain Graber, Wallace zigged when he should have zagged, and Moore connected with him and broke his nose.
    • Goofs
      Ordering the rocket ship to turn around, the pilot is told to make a "quick 360" turn. In fact, a 360 turn would simply turn the ship completely around in a circle to resume its present course.
    • Quotes

      [Commando Cody, Ted, and Joan are about to board ship for the moon]

      Commando Cody: I still think this is no trip for a woman.

      Joan Gilbert: Now don't start that again. You'll be very glad to have someone along who can cook your meals.

    • Connections
      Edited from La chevauchée de la mort (1926)

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    • Release date
      • January 9, 1952 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Planet Men from Mars
    • Filming locations
      • Mulholland Drive, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(road scenes)
    • Production company
      • Republic Pictures
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    • Budget
      • $185,702 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 2h 47m(167 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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