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Destination Moon
Destination Moon

Destination Moon

Two years in the making!

Genres

Science FictionAdventureDrama

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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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Budget

$592000

Revenue

$5000000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

91 mins

Rating

5.847/10

Release Date

27 June 1950

Country

United States of America

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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