Movie·1950·1h 31m
Destination Moon
Two years in the making!
Directed By
Irving Pichel
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Story
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.
Written By
Alford Van Ronkel, Robert A. Heinlein, James O'Hanlon
Producer
George Pal
Cinematography
Lionel Lindon
Music
Leith Stevens
Editor
Duke Goldstone
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
96 votes
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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)
Mike Miller
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Irving Pichel
Off Screen Narrator of Woody Woodpecker Cartoon (voice) (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo
Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)
Grace Stafford
Woody Woodpecker (voice) (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)
Ted Warde
Brown (uncredited)
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Crew
Irving Pichel
Director
Alford Van Ronkel
Screenplay
Robert A. Heinlein
Screenplay
James O'Hanlon
Screenplay
George Pal
Producer
Leith Stevens
Original Music Composer
Lionel Lindon
Director of Photography
Duke Goldstone
Editor
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