Solar Guard Reunion - Williamsburg Film Festival
March 7 - 10, 2012
Holiday Inn
Williamsburg, Virginia
1-757-565-2600
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The 2012 Solar Guard Academy reunion is set for March 7 - 10, 2012 ( our 12th
year) in Williamsburg Virginia. Cadets will meet and greet each other and enjoy
some of the classic episodes of the 1950s Space shows while at the festival.
Check the
Williamsburg Film Festival for the latest information on the guests and
hotel reservations.
IMPORTANT: Be sure to contact the Academy if you plan to attend. The 2012 membership package will contain your name tag, movie information and other special gifts that you don't want to miss.
DEALER'S ROOM
The Solar Guard Display will once again be in the dealer's room and will serve
as a meeting place and blast off point for cadets to travel in the FULL size
Space Patrol X-RC Rocket Cockpit made by Cadet Mike Turco. This year the gathering
in the dealers room will feature additional viewing time of some of our favorite
shows and a time to trade/share any extra Space items with fellow cadets. Bring
along any extra item you think other cadets would like.
The Solar Guard will have a 5 hour video session on Thursday and Friday Nights. The two sessions will feature the Solar Guard Matinee at the Bijou with Coming Attractions, video shorts, 1950s SF TV shows; Tom Corbett, Space Patrol, Tales of Tomorrow, SciFi Theater, Captain Midnight, Men Into Space,Flash Gordon and classic 1950s SF movies. Be sure to check the festival announcement board for updates to the schedule. The "door prizes" awarded between films in each of the video sessions will continue this year with a special drawing during the banquet. Download a copy of the video schedule in PDF format.
TOM
CORBETT - Lost Episodes- Summary page -
YouTube Link to preview
Five, 15 minute Tom Corbett 16 mm episodes from 1951 and 1952 were found by
Cadet Tim Young and transferred to DVD for a special viewing during the 2012
Solar Guard reunion. The kinoscopes were reportedly part of an ABC executive's
estate and may not be in current video collections. The original commercials
with some very nice special effects are intact and several scenes of the Polaris
blasting off from Space Academy and landing on Titan are seen. You don't want
to miss this rare footage that may not have been viewed for more than 60 years!!!
Another
Tom Corbett lost episode being viewed includes Ben Cooper who went
on to become a Western actor and icon of the genre. Both Jan and Ben have been
guest at the Williamsburg Festival and it's great seeing them in the early stages
of their career. Click on the picture on the right for full view.
Don't miss seeing
these early shows that haven't been in circulation for a long time. Two episodes
will be shown on Thursday night and the remaining three will be shown on Friday
night, don't miss these "new" shows.
SALUTE
TO WILLIAM SCHALLERT
This
year the Solar Guard Academy will salute William Schallert who appeared in
several Space Patrol shows as well as having parts in many
SF films such as, Man from Planet X, Them,The incredible Shrinking Man and
The Monolith Monsters and several classic Star Trek episodes. He is best known
for his "Dad" roles including his most
famous role on the Patty Duke Show and as "Boarder Hodges" in the Torkelsons.
He has been in many westerns but the case can be made that he was also a science
fiction actor of note. The search is on to find some of Mr Schallert's SF work
of the 1950s for viewing at the reunion this year. Below are a few of his
SF highlights
:
Check Gary Westfahl's SF site ( http://www.sfsite.com/gary/scha01.htm ) for a complete listing.
Those
cadets who would like to gather for an early supper before the videos start
will meet in the hotel lobby at 4:30 on Wednesday,Thursday and Friday. Some
of the best memories are made while breaking bread together. If you plan to
attend the Film Festival banquet on Saturday night contact Cadet Ed so we can
arrange for a reserved table in the banquet hall. Don't forget to wear your
Solar Guard uniform .
Another raffle will be conducted at the banquet
for those who attend the Saturday night affair. Cadet Linda Rowe was our 2011
winner of Joseph
Greene's
"The Forgotten Star", the first volume of his classic Dig
Allen series (click on the picture to enlarge).
See you at the Reunion and
Spaceman's
Luck
Cadet Ed
