The Flaming Disk
Seen it?1920 | 280 min | Adventure, Science Fiction
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- One for people who love a story set somewhere strange and adventure lovers. A good one for when you want to be swept off somewhere else.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Big, sprawling and full of spectacle, at 4 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 4 hr 40 min.
- Made in 1920: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you like your stories firmly grounded in the real world.
Criminals steal a death ray that concentrates the rays of the sun. The inventor's daughter and a government agent try to retrieve it. 18 episode adventure serial.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 548 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Robert F. Hill
- Elmo LincolnElmo Gray / Jim Gray
- Louise LorraineHelen Wade
- Monte MontagueBatt Hogan
- Lee KohlmarProfessor Robert Wade
- George B. WilliamsStanley W. Barrows
- Jenks HarrisCon Dawson
- Roy WatsonRodney Stanton
- Fred HamerBriggs
- Fay HoldernessStella Dean
- Bob Reeves