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Destination Moon

Destination Moon (1950)

1h 31m | PG-13

⭐ 5.9 / 10

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.

Director: Irving Pichel

Studio: George Pal Productions

Genre: Science Fiction, Adventure, Drama

Video: 720p

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Cast

John Archer

John Archer

as Jim Barnes

Warner Anderson

Warner Anderson

as Dr. Charles Cargraves

Tom Powers

Tom Powers

as General Thayer

Dick Wesson

Dick Wesson

as Joe Sweeney

Erin O'Brien-Moore

Erin O'Brien-Moore

as Emily Cargraves

Steve Carruthers

Steve Carruthers

as Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)