Destination Moon
1950 · 91 min
Science Fiction · Adventure · Drama
★ 5.9Trailer
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.
Crew
- Director Irving Pichel
- Screenplay Robert A. Heinlein
- Screenplay Alford Van Ronkel
- Screenplay James O'Hanlon
- Director of Photography Lionel Lindon
Cast
John Archer
Jim Barnes
Warner Anderson
Dr. Charles Cargraves
Tom Powers
General Thayer
Dick Wesson
Joe Sweeney
Erin O'Brien-Moore
Emily Cargraves
Steve Carruthers
Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Factory Worker (uncredited)
Jack Gargan
Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)
Everett Glass
Mr. La Porte (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)
Knox Manning
Himself (uncredited)
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Mike Miller
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Crew
- Director — Irving Pichel
- Screenplay — Robert A. Heinlein
- Screenplay — Alford Van Ronkel
- Screenplay — James O'Hanlon
- Director of Photography — Lionel Lindon
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