CinemaOSMovie · 1950 · 1h 31m
Destination Moon

Two years in the making!

59%(107)IMDbScience FictionAdventureDrama

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.

Directed byIrving Pichel

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 31m
Language
EN
Released
June 27, 1950
Budget
$592,000
Revenue
$5,000,000
Studios
George Pal Productions

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Destination Moon 1950 Trailer HD | John Archer | Warner Anderson

Destination Moon 1950 Trailer HD | John Archer | Warner Anderson

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
John Archer

John Archer

Jim Barnes

Warner Anderson

Warner Anderson

Dr. Charles Cargraves

Tom Powers

Tom Powers

General Thayer

Dick Wesson

Dick Wesson

Joe Sweeney

Erin O'Brien-Moore

Erin O'Brien-Moore

Emily Cargraves

Steve Carruthers

Steve Carruthers

Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum

Franklyn Farnum

Factory Worker (uncredited)

Jack Gargan

Jack Gargan

Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)

Everett Glass

Everett Glass

Mr. La Porte (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp

Kenner G. Kemp

Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)

Creative team
Directed by
Irving Pichel
Irving Pichel
Written by
Alford Van Ronkel
Robert A. Heinlein
Robert A. Heinlein
Produced by
George Pal
George Pal

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