Missile Monsters
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Fred C. Brannon
Walter Reed
Lois Collier
Gregory Gay
James Craven
Harry Lauter
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
When industrial scientist Dr. Bryant asks Kent Fowler, the owner of an aerial patrol service, to investigate an unidentified flying object in the restricted flying area over his plant, Kent shoots down the craft. Bryant goes to the wreckage site where he meets Mota, a pilot from Mars who offers him atomic weapons secrets in trade for helping Martians take control of Earth. Needing to secure uranium for the weapons' development, Bryant sends his henchmen, Drake and Ryan, to steal it, but Kent, with the help of his secretary Helen and assistant Steve, repeatedly thwarts their attempts without discovering Bryant's true involvement. Meanwhile, Bryant relays other necessary supplies to Mota's hideout, which is in a dormant volcano, using a semi-disc plane of Martian design. When Kent investigates the uranium theft from the nearby Argosy plant and suspects Bryant is involved, the scientist orders his henchmen to place a time bomb in Kent's plane, but Helen learns about the bomb and warns Kent just in time for him to jump from the plane. Later, Mota attempts to demonstrate Martian might to government officials by dropping an atomic warhead on a bridge, but Kent crashes into the weapon to stop it, parachuting from his plane only seconds before the explosion. Just as Kent is about to secure evidence against Bryant, the scientist escapes with his henchmen but is forced to leave weapons plans behind. Bryant then abducts Helen in an attempt to trade her for the papers and sends the semi-disc plane to pick up the plans, but Kent holds the plane's pilot Trent at gunpoint and returns with him to the hideout. During the ensuing fistfight between Kent, Bryant and Mota, bombs knocked into the molten lava explode, causing the volcano to erupt and destroy the laboratory, just as Kent escapes with Helen.
Director
Fred C. Brannon
Cast
Walter Reed
Lois Collier
Gregory Gay
James Craven
Harry Lauter
Richard Irving
Sandy Sanders
Michael Carr
Dale Van Sickel
Tom Steele
George Sherwood
Jimmy O'gatty
John Desimone
Lester Dorr
Dick Cogan
Barry Brooks
Saul Gorss
Ken Terrell
Crew
Franklin Adreon
Cliff Bell
Earl Crain Sr.
Ronald Davidson
Howard Lydecker
Theodore Lydecker
Bob Mark
John Mccarthy Jr.
James Redd
Fred Ritter
Sam Starr
Walter Strenge
Arthur Vitarelli
Roy Wade
Stanley Wilson
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
You know, I've never flown one of these things before.- Trent
Trivia
Notes
Missile Monster is a feature length film made from the twelve-part Republic Pictures serial Flying Disc Man from Mars. Although no copyright was found for Missile Monsters, Republic Pictures Corp. copyrighted the serial on November 30, 1950 for Chapters 1-3 (LP578) and on December 21, 1950 for Chapters 4-12 (LP636). The cast above was taken from the serial's onscreen credits and CBCS. The appearance of the first seven actors is confirmed in reviews; however, because the print of the feature length version was not viewed, the other actors listed cannot be confirmed. A modern source lists the following possible additions to the cast of the serial: Clayton Moore, Dick Crockett, John Daheim, Bill Wilkus, Chuck Hamilton, Carey Loftin, David Sharpe, Paul Gustine and Guy Teague; and adds the following production credits: Adele Palmer and Robert Ramsey (Costume Supervisor) and Peggy Gray (Hairstyles).
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1958
Released in United States March 1975
12 episodes
Released in United States 1958
Released in United States March 1975 (Shown at FILMEX: Los Angeles International Film Exposition (Science Fiction Movie Marathon - Selection of Trailers) March 13-26, 1975.)
