Destination Moon
“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.
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Cast
17 people
John Archer
Jim Barnes
Known for
White Heat
Blue Hawaii
Warner Anderson
Dr. Charles Cargraves
Known for
Blackboard Jungle
Rio Conchos
Tom Powers
General Thayer
Known for
Double Indemnity
The Blue Dahlia
Dick Wesson
Joe Sweeney
Known for
Calamity Jane
The Errand Boy
Erin O'Brien-Moore
Emily Cargraves
Known for
The Life of Emile Zola
Black Legion
Steve Carruthers
Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)
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The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
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Franklyn Farnum
Factory Worker (uncredited)
Known for
Sunset Boulevard
Gentleman's Agreement
Jack Gargan
Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)
Also in
Perry Mason
The Great Gatsby
Everett Glass
Mr. La Porte (uncredited)
Known for
The Thing from Another World
World Without End
Kenner G. Kemp
Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)
Known for
Crossfire
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
Knox Manning
Himself (uncredited)
Also in
Meet John Doe
Up in Arms
Mike Miller
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Also in
Vigilante
The Christmas Carol
Irving Pichel Director · Robert A. Heinlein Screenplay Alford Van Ronkel Screenplay
Worldwide gross $5M · Budget $592K · United States release June 27, 1950
Box office
Budget
$592,000
Worldwide gross
$5,000,000
Gross vs. budget
8.4×
Production
George Pal Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 27, 1950
Theatrical
Germany
July 9, 1951 · Theatrical
Italy
December 14, 1951 · Theatrical
Spain
May 29, 1953 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
August 18, 1950 · Theatrical
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