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Destination Moon

Destination Moon

1950/06/27 (US) | Science Fiction, Adventure, Drama

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.

1h 31m

5.861

  • Robert A. Heinlein

    Screenplay

  • Alford Van Ronkel

    Screenplay

  • Irving Pichel

    Director

  • James O'Hanlon

    Screenplay

Lead 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)

Budget

$ 592,000

Revenue

$ 5,000,000

Status

Released

Production Company

  • George Pal Productions

Crews

  • George Pal

    Producer

  • Duke Goldstone

    Editor

  • Lionel Lindon

    Director of Photography

  • George Sawley

    Set Decoration