Destination Moon
Two years in the making!
1950 · 1h 31m · Not Rated
Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction
Directed by
Irving Pichel
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.
Director and cast
- Irving Pichel Director
- John Archer as Jim Barnes
- Warner Anderson as Dr. Charles Cargraves
- Tom Powers as General Thayer
- Dick Wesson as Joe Sweeney
- Erin O'Brien-Moore as Emily Cargraves
- Mike Miller as Man
- Steve Carruthers as Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)
- Everett Glass as Mr. La Porte
- Franklyn Farnum as Factory Worker (uncredited)
- Jack Gargan as Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)
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