Destination Moon

Destination Moon

Science Fiction · 1950 · 1h 31m

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5.9/10 · TMDB

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Overview

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. But a critical miscalculation of needed power to escape the moon's gravitational pull may put the astronauts' lives in danger.

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Cast & crew

John ArcherJim Barnes
Warner AndersonDr. Charles Cargraves
Tom PowersGeneral Thayer
Dick WessonJoe Sweeney
Erin O'Brien-MooreEmily Cargraves
Steve CarruthersBusinessman at Meeting (uncredited)
Franklyn FarnumFactory Worker (uncredited)
Jack GarganBusinessman at Meeting (uncredited)
Everett GlassMr. La Porte (uncredited)
Kenner G. KempBusinessman at Meeting (uncredited)
Knox ManningHimself (uncredited)
Mike MillerUndetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Irving PichelOff Screen Narrator of Woody Woodpecker Cartoon (voice) (uncredited)
Cosmo SardoBusinessman at Meeting (uncredited)
Grace StaffordWoody Woodpecker (voice) (uncredited)

Information

Release date
18 August 1950
Director
Irving Pichel
Genres
Science Fiction, Adventure, Drama
Runtime
1h 31m
Country of origin
United States

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