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Destination Moon (1950)
Directed by Irving Pichel
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Overview
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.
Length 91 minutes
Actors
John Archer | Warner Anderson | Tom Powers | Dick Wesson | Erin O'Brien-Moore | Steve Carruthers | Franklyn Farnum | Jack Gargan | Everett Glass | Kenner G. Kemp | Knox Manning | Mike Miller | Irving Pichel | Cosmo Sardo | Grace Stafford | Bert Stevens | Ted Warde
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/04/2014 | TV | DVD | Rented | 5.5 stars |
| (Average) 5.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
Hmm, pretty dry space adventure flick. The astronauts watch a Woody Woodpecker cartoon in preparation for their trip which is weird. Oddly prescient considering the actual events of going to the moon and subsequent space trips almost two decades later.
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