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Earth vs. the Flying Saucers

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956) Movie Poster
USA  •    •  83m  •    •  Directed by: Fred F. Sears.  •  Starring: Hugh Marlowe, Joan Taylor, Donald Curtis, Morris Ankrum, John Zaremba, Thomas Browne Henry, Grandon Rhodes, Larry J. Blake, Fred Aldrich, Nicky Blair, Jimmy Cross, Jack Deery, Charles Evans.  •  Music by: Mischa Bakaleinikoff.
        Dr. Russell Marvin heads up Operation Skyhook, which is tasked with sending rockets into the upper atmosphere to probe for future space flights. Unfortunately, all the rockets are somehow disappearing. During the final rocket launching, a UFO lands and the military shoots at it, triggering the destruction of the installation and a cryptic warning from the aliens. In response, Marvin and his colleagues develop an anti-magnetic beam weapon to disable the flying discs. The weapon and the mettle of the populace of Washington, DC are soon put to the test.

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Image from: Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
Image from: Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
Image from: Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
Image from: Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
Image from: Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
Image from: Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
Image from: Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
Image from: Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
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I was a pre-teen during much of the 1950s and remember the general thrust of the 1950s "alien" movies and TV shows. This was the period in history when rocket technology was advancing and space exploration was being contemplated. Along with that came much preoccupation with "aliens" visiting Earth, and usually as a threat, and almost always in some type of "flying saucer."

In this movie people traveling along the roadways in their cars began noticing these strange flying saucers overhead at times. One of them was Dr. Russell A. Marvin (Hugh Marlowe) and his pretty new wife, Carol (Joan Taylor). The scientists and the aliens figure out a way to communicate, and we learn that they need to find a new home, since their planetary system has been destroyed. They now had flying saucers in the air all over the world, and were awaiting the exact location for landing and settling. Their plan was to take over the whole world, but they didn't want to destroy it, they wanted us Earthlings to give it up peacefully.

SPOILERS. The flying saucers seemed invulnerable. Ammunition just bounced off them, while their beams could literally vaporize people or objects. However, the scientists discover that very powerful ultrasound could disorient their flying stability, causing them to crash. A big battle ensued in the Washington, DC area, and one by one the flying saucers were targeted and dropped. But, as they went out of control and crashed, they ended up destroying many National buildings and monuments. However, eventually the Earth was saved from these particular invaders.


Review by TxMike from the Internet Movie Database.

 
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