The Flying Saucer is a 1950 independently made American black-and-whitescience fiction film, written by Howard Irving Young from an original story by Mikel Conrad who also produced, directed, and stars with Pat Garrison and Hantz von Teuffen. The film was distributed in the United States by Film Classics Inc.
The Flying Saucer is the first feature film to deal with the (then) new and hot topic of flying saucers. Flying saucers, or alien craft shaped like flying disks or saucers, were first identified and given the popular name in 1947 on June 24, 1947, when private pilot Kenneth Arnold reported nine silvery, crescent-shaped objects flying in tight formation. A newspaper reporter coined the snappy tagline, "flying saucers", which captured the public's imagination. The film has no relationship and should not be confused with the later Ray Harryhausen science fiction film Earth vs. the Flying Saucers, released by Columbia Pictures.
Plot
American Intelligence officials learn that Soviet spies have begun exploring a remote region of the Alaskan Territory in search of answers to the worldwide reports of "flying saucers." A wealthy American playboy, Mike Trent (Mikel Conrad), who was raised in that remote region, is recruited by intelligence officer Hank Thorn (Russell Hicks) to assist a Secret Service agent in exploring that area to discover what the Soviets may have found.
"The Flying Saucer" (also known as "The Flying Saucer Parts 1 & 2") is a novelty record released by Bill Buchanan and Dickie Goodman (credited simply as "Buchanan & Goodman") which hit #3 in 1956. The song is considered to be an early (perhaps the earliest) example of a mashup, featuring segments of popular songs intertwined with spoken "news" commentary to tell the story of a visit from a flying saucer.
Bill Buchanan plays the radio announcer, stating that the spacemen are attacking Earth. Dickie Goodman plays reporter John Cameron-Cameron (a play on the broadcaster John Cameron Swayze). Goodman would re-visit this character in several other 'Flying Saucer' records.
The song uses clips from 18 different songs, each of which was a top 20 hit in 1955 or 1956. In order of occurrence:
Part 1
Open Up That Door by Nappy Brown (saxophone intro only)
She waited there just like she said she would But it was all too much when she said that she loved me I felt right there and then as if I could Reach out and touch the stars above me And I surrender I can't forget her I still remember Every word she said And I want her She kind of launched a Flying saucer Right inside my head There are a lot of things I thought I'd never do But one look in her eyes and I knew what I was missing That's why I thought I'd come and talk to you Oh well you seem so wise, but I'm not even listening Because my fireball Is going to call It's getting late She knows I'll wait Oh I surrender I can't forget her I still remember Every word she said She got me spinning From the beginning I see her face In outer space Oh I want her She kind of launched a Flying saucer Right inside my head
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The Ducks have lost three straight ... His his most impressive feed was a saucer pass to Tippett on a two-on-one for the third goal. Konecny leads the team with 50 points this season ... The Ducks continue their six-game trip in Carolina on Sunday night.
The Ducks have lost three straight ... His his most impressive feed was a saucer pass to Tippett on a 2-on-1 for the third goal. Konecny leads the team with 50 points this season ... The Ducks continue their six-game trip in Carolina on Sunday night.
The Ducks have lost three straight.Key moment ... His his most impressive feed was a saucer pass to Tippett on a 2-on-1 for the third goal. Konecny leads the team with 50 points this season.Up next.
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