Biography

Radar Men from the Moon (Republic Pictures, 1952) is the first Commando Cody serial, in 12 chapters, starring newcomer George Wallace (1917-2005) as Cody and Aline Towne as his sidekick Joan Gilbert, with serial veteran Roy Barcroft as the evil Retik, the Ruler of the Moon.

The director was Fred C. Brannon, with a screenplay by Ronald Davidson and special effects by the Lydecker brothers.

It was also released as a television film under the new title Retik the Moon Menace (1966).