Rockabilly noir as Webb Wilder, Private Eye investigates UFO hysteria in the south in "The Saucer's Reign"

The character of Webb Wilder, portrayed by rockabilly musician and actor John Webb McMurray, originated in this 1984 short film in which P.I. Wilder, a crooning private dick with a deadpan sensibility, checks into the disappearance of a small town resident's "sweet thing."  Could planet-hungry aliens be involved? Thanks to repeated airing on "Night Flight," Wilder became something of a mini cult icon, and he still performs and appears in shorts today.