Destination Moon

Destination Moon

1950
1h 31m
5.9

5.9/10

95 votes • View on IMDb

"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.

Status: Released

Budget: $592,000

Revenue: $5,000,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
George Pal Productions
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date June 27, 1950
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0042393

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)

Key Crew

Irving Pichel
Director
Robert A. Heinlein
Screenplay
George Pal
Producer
Alford Van Ronkel
Screenplay
James O'Hanlon
Screenplay