Destination Moon(1950)

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Destination Moon

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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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Director
Irving Pichel
Writer
Robert A. Heinlein, Alford Van Ronkel, James O'Hanlon
Release Date
June 27, 1950
Runtime
1h 31m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
Budget
$592,000
Revenue
$5,000,000

Cast

John Archer

John Archer

Jim Barnes

Warner Anderson

Warner Anderson

Dr. Charles Cargraves

Tom Powers

Tom Powers

General Thayer

Dick Wesson

Dick Wesson

Joe Sweeney

Erin O'Brien-Moore

Erin O'Brien-Moore

Emily Cargraves

Steve Carruthers

Steve Carruthers

Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum

Franklyn Farnum

Factory Worker (uncredited)

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Jack Gargan

Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)

Everett Glass

Everett Glass

Mr. La Porte (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp

Kenner G. Kemp

Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)

Knox Manning

Knox Manning

Himself (uncredited)

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Mike Miller

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

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