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Destination Moon (1950)

Poster for Destination Moon

Two years in the making!

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Irving Pichel
  • Profile picture of John Archer
    Jim Barnes John Archer
  • Profile picture of Warner Anderson
    Dr. Charles Cargraves Warner Anderson
  • Profile picture of Tom Powers
    General Thayer Tom Powers
  • Profile picture of Dick Wesson
    Joe Sweeney Dick Wesson
  • Profile picture of Erin O'Brien-Moore
    Emily Cargraves Erin O'Brien-Moore
  • Profile picture of Steve Carruthers
    Businessman at Meeting (uncredited) Steve Carruthers
  • Profile picture of Franklyn Farnum
    Factory Worker (uncredited) Franklyn Farnum
  • Profile picture of Everett Glass
    Mr. La Porte (uncredited) Everett Glass

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