Destination Moon

Destination Moon (1950)

Two years in the making!

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.

Date of release
1950-06-27
TMDB
5.9 / 10 (106)
Runtime
1h 31m
Genres
Science Fiction, Adventure, Drama
Director
Irving Pichel

Casting

  • John Archer — Jim Barnes
  • Warner Anderson — Dr. Charles Cargraves
  • Tom Powers — General Thayer
  • Dick Wesson — Joe Sweeney
  • Erin O'Brien-Moore — Emily Cargraves
  • Steve Carruthers — Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)
  • Franklyn Farnum — Factory Worker (uncredited)
  • Jack Gargan — Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)
  • Everett Glass — Mr. La Porte (uncredited)
  • Kenner G. Kemp — Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)
  • Knox Manning — Himself (uncredited)
  • Mike Miller — Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

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