Destination Moon (1950)

06/27/1950 (US) • 1h 31m

Science Fiction, Adventure, Drama

Two years in the making!

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.

Top Billed Cast

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)


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$592,000.00

Revenue

$5,000,000.00

Keywords

spacecraft

moon

based on novel or book

cold war

cartoon

space travel

moon landing

space

scientist

rocket ship

zero gravity

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