Destination Moon (1950)
Destination Moon (1950)
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.

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Cast

John Archer John Archer As: Jim Barnes
Warner Anderson Warner Anderson As: Dr. Charles Cargraves
Tom Powers Tom Powers As: General Thayer
Dick Wesson Dick Wesson As: Joe Sweeney
Erin O'Brien-Moore Erin O'Brien-Moore As: Emily Cargraves
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Storyline

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.


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Certification: T

Details

Genres: Science Fiction, Adventure, Drama

Language: English

Release Date: 27 June 1950

Country: US

Runtime: 91m

Company Credits

Company: George Pal Productions

Budget: $592,000

Revenue: $5,000,000

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Cast

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)

Knox Manning

Knox Manning

Himself (uncredited)

Mike Miller

Mike Miller

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Irving Pichel

Irving Pichel

Off Screen Narrator of Woody Woodpecker Cartoon (voice) (uncredited)

Cosmo Sardo

Cosmo Sardo

Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)

Grace Stafford

Grace Stafford

Woody Woodpecker (voice) (uncredited)

Bert Stevens

Bert Stevens

Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)

Ted Warde

Ted Warde

Brown (uncredited)

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Writing Credits

Production Crew

George Pal

George Pal

Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Leith Stevens

Leith Stevens

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Lionel Lindon

Lionel Lindon

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Ernst Fegté

Ernst Fegté

Production Design

George Sawley

George Sawley

Set Decoration

Other Crew

Lee Zavitz

Lee Zavitz

Special Effects

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