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Destination Moon(1950)

1206/27/1950 (US)Science FictionAdventureDrama1h 31m
58%

Movie Score

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.

Movie Cast

John Archer photo

John Archer

Jim Barnes

Warner Anderson photo

Warner Anderson

Dr. Charles Cargraves

Tom Powers photo

Tom Powers

General Thayer

Dick Wesson photo

Dick Wesson

Joe Sweeney

Erin O'Brien-Moore photo

Erin O'Brien-Moore

Emily Cargraves

Steve Carruthers photo

Steve Carruthers

Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum photo

Franklyn Farnum

Factory Worker (uncredited)

Jack Gargan photo

Jack Gargan

Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)

Everett Glass photo

Everett Glass

Mr. La Porte (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp photo

Kenner G. Kemp

Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)

Knox Manning photo

Knox Manning

Himself (uncredited)

Movie Stats

StatusReleased

Budget$592,000.00

Revenue$5,000,000.00

Production CompanyGeorge Pal Productions

Original LanguageEnglish

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