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The Flying Saucer

  • 1950
  • Approved
  • 1h 9m
IMDb RATING
3.5/10
747
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The Flying Saucer (1950)
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Both the CIA and KGB investigate UFOs in Alaska: friend or foe?Both the CIA and KGB investigate UFOs in Alaska: friend or foe?Both the CIA and KGB investigate UFOs in Alaska: friend or foe?

  • Director
    • Mikel Conrad
  • Writers
    • Mikel Conrad
    • Howard Irving Young
  • Stars
    • Mikel Conrad
    • Pat Garrison
    • Hantz von Teuffen
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    3.5/10
    747
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mikel Conrad
    • Writers
      • Mikel Conrad
      • Howard Irving Young
    • Stars
      • Mikel Conrad
      • Pat Garrison
      • Hantz von Teuffen
    • 45User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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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
      • Howard Irving Young
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    3jnselko

    "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.
    6daniel-charles2

    a movie of more than historical interest

    The Flying Saucer started life as a documentary on Alaska -and indeed some of the B&W photography and scenery are not only spectacular, they are beautiful. Then, according to Hans de Meiss-Teuffen "the Big Brains in Hollywood re-wrote the story and made me, without the loss of a single foot already shot, into a villainous Russian spy". As an aside, Hans de Meiss-Teuffen was one of the great adventurers of the XXth cy, singlehanded-sailor, mining engineer, hotel owner, lion hunter, double-spy... (his "Winds of Adventure", 1953, is a wonderful read) As a grade-B movie of minimal budget, The Flying Saucer is much better than most. Continuity, that some have criticized her, is actually decent for its period (and immensely better than in the famed "Flash Gordon"); and it is much less incredible than John Wayne's "Jet Pilot". Definitely worth seeing.
    3kaykyserkenny-38895

    More Of A Travelogue

    It's not a poorly made film. Oh, there are a few "why bother"'s in it, such as the lady looking directly into the camera and screaming in the opening minute. Is it boring? Yes. BUT, kudos to this independent production for actually shooting a lot of the film on location in Juneau and at the Taku Glacier...and, there is a LOT of it! 2/3 of the film is more like travelogue footage. Makes the movie drag, however, since we visited Juneau in 2021, it was WONDERFUL to see the city as it appeared in 1949! Recognized many landmarks, including the 1930s hotel where we stayed. Saw buildings intact that were only ruins, 70+ years later, but still recognizable.

    Having been there, scenes such as the leading actress taking the 10-second dip in the glacial lake waters are far more vivid to me than the black-and-white film.

    So, if you've been there, or want to see a non-color variation on a Fitzpatrick TravelTalk...
    3richardchatten

    Something in the Air

    Dismissed by the late Bill Warren of consisting largely of "a rather dull travelogue of Alaska" but breaking new ground on the discussion of UFOs this film confused the debate on flying saucers under the misconception that there was actually only one flying saucer despite the first sighting in 1947 of several such craft gliding like saucers skimming across water.

    Conforming to the then prevailing notion that flying saucers originated behind the Iron Curtain the baddie's hideout is presided over by a Teutonic Mr Danvers, capable of instilling with menace lines like "You forgot your thermos, Mr Trent!", although the profession of his partners in crime to "the cause" marks them out as followers of Uncle Joe.

    For the most part it justifies Warren's criticism. Bt when it finally makes two fleeting appearances the saucer moves a lot faster than Ed Wood's hubcaps ever did.
    2kevinolzak

    Shot in Aug. and Sept. 1949, just as the telegrams say

    I can't really add much more to what's already been said about this Alaska travelogue, but I will offer some praise to the unknown actress Pat Garrison, who plays the phony nurse Vee Langley. There is one sequence in which she goes swimming in a one-piece bathing suit, displaying an admittedly fine figure (she gets my choice for Anatomy Award Winner). There are some notable actors involved, all of them totally wasted (especially Denver Pyle and Earle Lyon), but veteran Frank Darien (Uncle John in "The Grapes of Wrath") has a better than usual role. Mikel Conrad is a total failure as a dramatic director, the action scenes are ineptly staged in what seems to come across as slow motion, and his own failings as an actor are maximized. He plays a two-fisted drinker who smokes constantly throughout the film (have to ward off boredom somehow), and the success of his secret mission (and the leading lady falling in love with him) boggles the mind; upon meeting the suspicious Russian caretaker for the first time, he blithely inquires as to whether or not he's noticed any Russian spies in the area! "The Flying Saucer" (1949) remains nothing more than a publicity stunt and vanity film for director-producer-star Mikel Conrad, notable chiefly as an historical footnote (being the first saucer movie), but effective only as a showcase for the Alaskan wilderness (I wonder if Sarah Palin ever saw this?)

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    Storyline

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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 flies to Twin Lakes, the flight takes 6 minutes of film time, and so the distance must be several miles. And yet when the group walks through the tunnel, they appear to get there in only a few minutes.
    • 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)

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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
      • Juneau, Alaska, USA
    • Production company
      • Colonial Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 9m(69 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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