"Identify the monoplane from "When Worlds Collide"" Topic

I recently watched this George Pal "destroy the world" piece from the early 1950s. At the opening of the film, the main character is shown flying a bright silver-metallic closed-cockpit monoplane (he's managed to cram a hot blonde in with him). The plane has an unusual look, and I haven't been able to identify it. Does anyone know what airplane this is?

I wonder if it's the same model that appeared in a couple of old Republic serials? picture

No, this is a shot of an actual production airplane, not atypical of the era.
It's silver (possibly polished aluminum), with a single propeller that has a circular cowling around the engine (similar to a Corsair F4U). The wings are on the bottom, like a Mooney or Beechcraft. The rear vertical stabilizer has decidedly rounded corners, but is flat across the top, and is canted forward. The cockpit is integral with the fuselage and consists of distinct side windows and a front windshield rather than a full canopy. The roof is metal as well. The external shot looks to me as if it could carry passengers, though the interior does not (but that's a set, and they could have ignored the actual interior of the plane used in the external flying sequence). The plane is airborne over hilly or mountainous terrain; it's not an effects shot or a sci-fi plane, really just a throw-away moment in the film. I think they tried to pick a plane that would be acceptable as fast little courier job, as that is the main character's role in the start of the film— a reliable, hotshot courier who doesn't ask questions. I have no idea whether the plane was made by a US company or some other manufacturer of the time.

Unfortunately, I have no picture of the plane, or even the scene from the film to link to. I just saw it, thought "that's not one I'm familiar with," and then haven't been able to track it down through Google.

It may well have been something that was thrown together by the prop department for the movie.

Hard to ID from a description.

Some guy on the internet thinks it's a Spartan Executive.
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-Kle.

That's the plane, Klebert! Sweet little number (I like classic aircraft).

I popped in the DVD again to check, and found my description was off; the rear stabilizer is rounded and not canted forward as I had thought. Shows me to rely on memory… :-P

Thanks, Klebert.

(Oh, and it's real easy in this movie to know what's an effects prop and what's a real shot. It ain't ILM model work by any stretch.)