Starring Judd Holdren, Aline Towne, Wilson Wood, Lane Bradford, Stanley Waxman
Directed by Fred C. Brannon
(actor & director credits courtesy IMDB.com)
Martians come to Earth in an attempt to use an H-bomb to blow the planet out of its orbit, but are opposed by government agent Larry Martin, who uses his flying suit to thwart their schemes.
The third of the "Rocket Man" movie serials from Republic Pictures, the production is arguably better than the previous year's Radar Men From The Moon, but not by much, with many "cheater" cliffhanger resolutions, and a bland hero in Holdren, who isn't able to project much of a personality in his screen time. It's still fun though, with well-executed stunts and good special effects by the Lydecker brothers, plus the recycling yet again of the familiar robot from Mysterious Doctor Satan and other past serials for the Martians to employ. I love that robot. Of historical note is the presence of Leonard Nimoy in the credits, playing a Martian years before being cast as the alien Mr. Spock on Star Trek.
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