Movie Description
Destination Moon
(1950)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Irving Pichel
- Producer : George Pal
- Editor : Duke Goldstone
- Cast : John Archer,Warner Anderson,Tom Powers,Dick Wesson,Erin O'Brien-Moore,Steve Carruthers,Franklyn Farnum,Jack Gargan,Everett Glass,Kenner G. Kemp,Knox Manning,Mike Miller,Irving Pichel,Cosmo Sardo,Grace Stafford,Bert Stevens,Ted Warde
Cast
Jim Barnes
Dr. Charles Cargraves
General Thayer
Joe Sweeney
Emily Cargraves
Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)
Factory Worker (uncredited)
Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)
Mr. La Porte (uncredited)
Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)
Himself (uncredited)
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Off Screen Narrator of Woody Woodpecker Cartoon (voice) (uncredited)
Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)
Woody Woodpecker (voice) (uncredited)
Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)
Brown (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleDestination Moon
Status Released
Release Information
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1950-06-27
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 31m
Budget₹ 592000
Revenue₹ 5000000
Production CompaniesGeorge Pal Productions
Genres
- Science Fiction
- Adventure
- Drama