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Radar Men from the Moon is Republic Pictures' first Commando Cody 12-chapter movie serial, filmed in 1952, and starring newcomer George Wallace as Cody, Aline Towne as his sidekick Joan Gilbert, and serial veteran Roy Barcroft as the evil Retik, the Ruler of the Moon. The director was Fred C. Brannon, with a screenplay by Ronald Davidson, and special effects by the Lydecker brothers. It was later released by Republic in 1966 as the 100-minute television film Retik the Moon Menace.
The odd naming choice of the serial's main hero, "Commando Cody," was possibly an attempt by Republic to make young audiences think they were seeing another adventure of Commander Corry, the hero of the popular ABC TV and radio series Space Patrol (1950--1955). There is, however, no surviving evidence that this was a consideration by anyone at Republic. [2]
Radar Men from the Moon's first chapter spawned the period expression "Atomic activity on the Moon, atomic blast on the Earth" (uttered by Henderson when telling scientists of the government's research findings).
Directed by Fred C. Brannon
Written by Ronald Davidson
Starring George Wallace
Aline Towne
Roy Barcroft
Music by Stanley Wilson
Distributed by Republic Pictures
Troma Entertainment (DVD)
Release date(s)
January 9, 1952[1]
September 30, 1957 (re-release)[1]
1966 (TV)[1]
Running time 12 chapters (167 minutes) (serial)[1]
100 minutes (TV)[1]
Country United States
Language English
Budget $172,840 (negative cost: $185,702)[1]
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Radar Men from the Moon is Republic Pictures' first Commando Cody 12-chapter movie serial, filmed in 1952, and starring newcomer George Wallace as Cody, Aline Towne as his sidekick Joan Gilbert, and serial veteran Roy Barcroft as the evil Retik, the Ruler of the Moon. The director was Fred C. Brannon, with a screenplay by Ronald Davidson, and special effects by the Lydecker brothers. It was later released by Republic in 1966 as the 100-minute television film Retik the Moon Menace.
The odd naming choice of the serial's main hero, "Commando Cody," was possibly an attempt by Republic to make young audiences think they were seeing another adventure of Commander Corry, the hero of the popular ABC TV and radio series Space Patrol (1950--1955). There is, however, no surviving evidence that this was a consideration by anyone at Republic. [2]
Radar Men from the Moon's first chapter spawned the period expression "Atomic activity on the Moon, atomic blast on the Earth" (uttered by Henderson when telling scientists of the government's research findings).
Directed by Fred C. Brannon
Written by Ronald Davidson
Starring George Wallace
Aline Towne
Roy Barcroft
Music by Stanley Wilson
Distributed by Republic Pictures
Troma Entertainment (DVD)
Release date(s)
January 9, 1952[1]
September 30, 1957 (re-release)[1]
1966 (TV)[1]
Running time 12 chapters (167 minutes) (serial)[1]
100 minutes (TV)[1]
Country United States
Language English
Budget $172,840 (negative cost: $185,702)[1]
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