0It doesn't ring a bell with me, Scarecrow; I've never even heard of the movie. 0-

0 Thank you. I'm glad to know that it's not a popular phrase I didn't know. 0-

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00It means perhaps: «watch out for a UFO». 02br
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00It heralded the new fascination with UFO's and extra-terrestrials that later continued with the X-Files, etc. But critics also noted that it reflected the 1951 real concern with the Cold War. ie 'Watch the skies for nuclear missiles'. 02br
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It has to do with communism and the cold war. It talks about watching the skies for nuclear attacks but it also means to watch out for communism within the U.S..

0It's the last line from the 1951 scifi movie "The Thing [from another world]" and is spoken by actor Douglas Spencer in character as reporter Ned "Scotty" Scott. It was a Howard Hughes production, with snappy dialogue, humor, and the usual 50s Faustian scientist and unusual woman's role (not the fainting, fluttery female.) 0-

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00It's the last line from the movie - The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) ... meaning it over yet folks.02h1

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0 "Keep watching the skies" is a book title. The author is Bill Warren who compiled info on old sci-fi movies. 0-