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Line 2: {{italic title}}{{Infobox film \| name = The Flight That Disappeared ~~\| image_size =~~ \| image = Flight that Disappeared.jpg \| caption = Theatrical release poster Line 28: \| budget = }} '''''The Flight That Disappeared''''' (a.k.a. '''''Flight That Disappeared''''') is a 1961 American [[science fiction film]], produced by [[Robert E. Kent]], directed by [[Reginald Le Borg]], that stars [[Craig Hill (actor)\|Craig Hill]], [[Paula Raymond]], and [[Dayton Lummis]]. The film was released by [[United Artists]].<ref>[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/17119/Flight-That-Disappeared/ "Overview: 'The Flight that Disappeared'."] ''[[TCMDB\|Turner Classic Movies]]''. Retrieved: March 21, 2017.</ref><ref>Dixon, 1992 p. 4: “...more properly classified as a silent fiction film.”</ref> The film's storyline deals with an [[alien abduction]]. When his flight disappears, a rocket scientist finds himself on trial in the future for his part in designing a weapon that has destroyed all life on Earth. The film's storyline deals with an [[alien abduction]]. When his flight disappears, a rocket scientist finds himself on trial in the future for his part in designing a weapon that has destroyed all life on Earth.{{TOC limit\|limit=2}} ==Plot== Line 60 ⟶ 58: ==Production== Conceived as a low-budget “[[Message picture\|message]]” film concerning “the perils of the nuclear arms race,” director LeBorg was compelled to use stock footage for depictions of thermonuclear war.<ref>Dixon, 1992 p. 35: Stock footage and “a few sparse sets” were used to depict “the scenes of nuclear devastation.” And p. 110: LeBorg reported that he had worked with writers Ralph and Judith Hart and [[Owen Harris (director)\|Owen Harris]] on the script.</ref> The inflight scenes of ''The Flight That Disappeared'' were photographed in a studio-made airliner fuselage, passenger section, lounge and cockpit section, while background scenes were shot at [[Los Angeles International Airport\|Los Angeles Airport]].<ref>Santoir, Christian. [http://www.aeromovies.fr/articles.php?lng=fr&pg=964 "Review: 'The Flight That Disappeared'."] ''Aeromovies''. Retrieved: March 21, 2017.</ref>{{#tag:ref\|The use of stock footage was problematic as the DC-6 airliner, at times, was shown as a [[Douglas DC-7]], and even a [[Douglas DC-3]].\|group=Note}} The 2 by 2 seating is correct, but the single aisle is wider than on the prototype, possibly to facilitate camera work.▼ ▲The inflight scenes of ''The Flight That Disappeared'' were photographed in a studio-made airliner fuselage, passenger section, lounge and cockpit section, while background scenes were shot at [[Los Angeles International Airport\|Los Angeles Airport]].<ref>Santoir, Christian. [http://www.aeromovies.fr/articles.php?lng=fr&pg=964 "Review: 'The Flight That Disappeared'."] ''Aeromovies''. Retrieved: March 21, 2017.</ref>{{#tag:ref\|The use of stock footage was problematic as the DC-6 airliner, at times, was shown as a [[Douglas DC-7]], and even a [[Douglas DC-3]].\|group=Note}} The 2 by 2 seating is correct, but the single aisle is wider than on the prototype, possibly to facilitate camera work.The picture was shot in eight days, “remarkable for a feature made in the 1960s.”<ref>Dixon, 1992 p. 36, p. 110: Here shooting days reported as ten.</ref> The project was made at the nadir of LeBorg’s career; he did not regard ''The Flight That Disappeared'' to be a genuine assignment: “I guess I just didn’t get a film…I couldn’t even get an agent.”<ref>Dixon, 1992 p. 109: From April 8, 1988 interview with Dixon at [[University of Nebraska]]. LeBorg: “I didn’t get an assignment...They [the studios] forgot me.” And p. 110: LeBorg, asked if he “particularly liked” the film, replied “Yes, I liked it.”</ref> ==Reception== ''[[TV Guide]]'' gave the film 2-two stars out- of-4 ~~stars~~four, ~~and wrote~~writing that ''The Flight That Disappeared'' becomes "more relevant with time".<ref>[http://www.tvguide.com/movies/the-flight-that-disappeared/review/114944/ "Review: 'The Flight That Disappeared'."] ''[[TV Guide]]''. Retrieved: March 21, 2017.</ref> Aviation film historian Stephen Pendo, in his critique of this low-budget film, wrote, "The incredible plot makes the film all but unwatchable",<ref>Pendo 1985, p. 284.</ref> and the poster showing a "jetliner" didn't help matters. ''The Flight That Disappeared'' recouped its production costs at the box office, and garnered a small profit, then “vanished almost immediately after its initial release.”<ref>Dixon, 1992 p. 35-36</ref> ==See also== * [[List of American films of 1961]] ==~~References~~Notes== {{~~Reflist~~reflist\|group=Note}}▼ ~~===Notes===~~ ▲{{Reflist\|group=Note}} ==~~=Citations=~~References== {{Reflist~~\|30em~~}} ==~~=Bibliography=~~Sources== [[Wheeler Winston Dixon\|Dixon, Wheeler Winston]]. 1992. ''The Films of Reginald LeBorg: Interviews, Essays, and Filmography.'' Filmmakers No. 31 ''[[The Scarecrow Press]]'', Metuchen, New Jersey. {{ISBN \|0-8108-2550-3}} ~~{{Refbegin}}~~ Pendo, Stephen. ''Aviation in the Cinema''. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1985. {{ISBN\|0-8-1081-746-2}}. * [[Bill Warren (film historian and critic)\|Warren, Bill]]. ''Keep Watching The Skies, American Science Fiction Movies of the 1950s'', Vol II: 1958 - 1962 (covers late 1950s movies not released until the early 1960s). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, 1986. {{ISBN\|0-89950-032-3}}. ~~{{Refend}}~~ ==External links== * {{~~tcmdb~~TCMDb title\|id= 17119}} * {{IMDb title\|0054881}} Line 99 ⟶ 101: [[Category:American science fiction films]] [[Category:Anti-nuclear films]] [[Category:English-language independent films]] [[Category:Films directed by Reginald Le Borg]] [[Category:Films scored by Richard LaSalle]] [[Category:Films set on airplanes]] [[Category:United Artists films]] [[Category:English-language science fiction films]]