Destination Moon (1950)
Two years in the making!
1950 · 1h 31m · Science Fiction, Adventure, Drama
Genres: Science Fiction, Adventure, Drama
A team composed of an aerospace scientist, an ex-Air Force general, and an industrialist conceives an ambitious plan to land Americans on the moon. From their base in the Mojave Desert, they construct and successfully launch a spacecraft named "Luna" that contains a cargo of four astronauts.
Director: Irving Pichel
Writers: Alford Van Ronkel, Robert A. Heinlein, James O'Hanlon
Music by: Leith Stevens
Cinematography: Lionel Lindon
Editor: Duke Goldstone
Box office: $5M · Rated 5.9/10 by 101 viewers
Cast
John Archer as Jim BarnesWarner Anderson as Dr. Charles CargravesTom Powers as General ThayerDick Wesson as Joe SweeneyErin O'Brien-Moore as Emily CargravesSteve Carruthers as Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)Franklyn Farnum as Factory Worker (uncredited)Jack Gargan as Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)Everett Glass as Mr. La Porte (uncredited)Kenner G. Kemp as Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)Knox Manning as Himself (uncredited)Mike Miller as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)More like this
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