Test Flight (1951) Tales of Tomorrow
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- This episode of Tales of Tomorrow Sci-fi tv program is "Test Flight" stars Lee J. Cobb.The head of a large corporation. Has decided, without discussing it with the board of directors, to build a spaceship to travel to Mars in the hope of securing vast riches. the plan backfires when the scientist he hired for the job has his own ideas for the spacecraft. review by Broken Trout
LOVE these old shows! So much better than what's on mainstream tv today.
More like pure sci-fi for television. Maybe because radio theater was still strong back then.
The incomparable Lee J. Cobb. An actor's actor.
Thanks for the upload.
Aah.
This episode made in the mid 20th century predicted the billionaires using their resources to go into space which began in the beginning of the 21st century.
where the heck has this show been hiding all my life
Great show! Great harry townes!
I thought so @Janet Lieb, Thanks for the comment.
@@BrokenTrout thanx!❤
Yeah, he had a little trouble remembering lines at the beginning, but overall an effective performance. Especially love his expression at the very end after his flying companion "transforms". Cameron Prud'homme was great in this, too, as Marty.
For me, the standout was the magnificent Harry Townes, one of the greatest character actors ever to grace the screen (especially in the area of sci-fi). His mere presence increased the quality of the show in question, regardless of the role he played.
Damn you Toposphere!
"Mans a scientist and an engineer. He's a wizard!"
😂 love it!
Thanks for commenting @Kari
He may also be mad!
It took me a moment to understand what was happening with the transition. I was surprised, although there was no real buildup for the character and you didn't see the entire face. But, it was a good twist. I wasn't expecting it. Still effective.
Great to discover this show from yesteryear!
I always liked Harry Townes. Really underrated actor.
GREAT Organ accopaniment..
Those old V2s sure were versatile.
One of the best TOT episodes ♥♥♥
Love tales of tomorrow!!❤
That organ player is going nuts!
Television programming from the year I was born. Egads.....I'm so old!
Me too. Happy Birthday to us!
Yeah I heard this on a recorded radio program first.
Good twist at the end.
I think they did this on the radio show dimension x.
I want a Kreisler pistol box!
Great ep, thanks! That background organ sounds like something you would hear in a Pentecostal church....
It reminds me of a Robert Heinlein's stories
Ruthless, obsessive billionaire builds rocket,
and ends up being hated by everyone.
I find this plot implausible.
Classic cart-before-the-horse: Start building the ship before figuring out how to power it.
QUIT STALLING! ... Let’s get Going!!
... Cool!
This episode made me feel like watching Twilight zone!!
To the best of your knowledge, how many future big names of tv and films made guests appearances on this early Science Fiction series? Was Jack Lord one of them? Or how many uncredited? I await your answer.
love it
Me too.
We just got to get past the thing and the Stratosphere.
Love this , with that piano(?) in the ambientation this is like a radio/tv show
That would likely be a Hammond organ, used in many radio dramas
I had the ending figured out halfway through.
Loose adaptation of The Man Who Sold The Moon, by Heinlein, yes?
Except for the ending..
Yes, that is the way I understand it.
Actually based on a short story by a different author, but they're certainly similar!
Do you know what short story it was based on? @@samuelpomerantz3694
@@Otti686 it's called The Vital Factor
Wow... this is the show the Twilight Zone copied.
Leo Jacoby (Lee J. Cobb) probably wanted to go to Mars to escape the repressive blacklist. Can't blame him.
wow.
It’s Elon Musk!
This episode looks like it was made in 1900. I can't believe there using an organ for the background music. The dialogue is from the 1910s and so is the organist.
Hello!
Hello!!
They spent more on cigars than special effects.
Cobb didn't do "live" well.