Destination Moon (1950)

About This Movie

Destination Moon is a 1950 science fiction and adventure film directed by Irving Pichel. Its leading cast includes John Archer, Warner Anderson and Tom Powers. It runs for 1 hour 31 minutes.

Synopsis

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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Trailer

Destination Moon 1950 Trailer HD | John Archer | Warner Anderson · plays from YouTube

Cast

• John Archer Jim Barnes
• Warner Anderson Dr. Charles Cargraves
• Tom Powers General Thayer
• Dick Wesson Joe Sweeney
• Erin O'Brien-Moore Emily Cargraves
• Steve Carruthers Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)
• Franklyn Farnum Factory Worker (uncredited)
• Jack Gargan Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)
• Everett Glass Mr. La Porte (uncredited)
• Kenner G. Kemp Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)
• Knox Manning Himself (uncredited)
• M Mike Miller Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
• Irving Pichel Off Screen Narrator of Woody Woodpecker Cartoon (voice) (uncredited)
• Cosmo Sardo Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)
• Grace Stafford Woody Woodpecker (voice) (uncredited)
• B Bert Stevens Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)
• T Ted Warde Brown (uncredited)