"It Begins Where Others End! On the Moon!"

1961

1h 22m

4.0(73 votes)

Science Fiction

Horror

Overview

After an asteroid draws an astronaut and his ship to its surface, he is miniaturized by the phantom planet's exotic atmosphere.

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10 featured cast members

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Dean Fredericks

Captain Frank Chapman

Coleen Gray

Liara

Anthony Dexter

Herron

Dolores Faith

Zetha

Francis X. Bushman

Sessom

Richard Weber

Lt. Ray Makonnen

Al Jarvis

Judge Eden

Dick Haynes

Col. Lansfield

Earl McDaniel

Capt. Leonard

Mike Marshall

Lt. White

Creative team

Directed by: William Marshall
Written by: William Telaak
Fred De Gorter
Produced by: Fred Gebhardt
Hugo Grimaldi

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