Destination Moon

"Two years in the making!"

Aug 1 1950 Approved 1h 32m
Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

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.

Plot

After their latest rocket fails, Dr. Charles Cargraves and retired General Thayer have to start over again. This time, Gen. Thayer approaches Jim Barnes, the head of his own aviation construction firms to help build a rocket that will take them to the moon. Together they gather the captains of industry and all pledge to support the goals of having the United States be the first to put a man on the moon. They build their rocket and successfully leave the Earth's gravitational pull and make the landing as scheduled. Barnes has miscalculated their fuel consumption however and after stripping the ship bare, they are still 100 lbs too heavy meaning that one of them will have to stay behind.

Written by

Alford Van Ronkel, Robert A. Heinlein, James O'Hanlon

Directed by

Irving Pichel

Cast

John Archer, Warner Anderson, Tom Powers

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

George Pal Productions

Languages

English

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 2 nominations total

Trailers
Destination Moon 1950 Trailer HD | John Archer | Warner Anderson
Scores
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5,003
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
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