Destination Moon (1950)

  • NR
  • 06/27/1950 (US)
  • Science Fiction, Drama, Adventure
  • 1h 31m

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.

Robert A. Heinlein

Screenplay

Alford Van Ronkel

Screenplay

Irving Pichel

Director

James O'Hanlon

Screenplay

Cast

John Archer's headshot

John Archer

Jim Barnes
Warner Anderson's headshot

Warner Anderson

Dr. Charles Cargraves
Tom Powers's headshot

Tom Powers

General Thayer
Dick Wesson's headshot

Dick Wesson

Joe Sweeney
Erin O'Brien-Moore's headshot

Erin O'Brien-Moore

Emily Cargraves
Steve Carruthers's headshot

Steve Carruthers

Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum's headshot

Franklyn Farnum

Factory Worker (uncredited)
Jack Gargan's headshot

Jack Gargan

Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)

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