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5.9/10 • 86

1950-06-27 • 1h 31m

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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.

Directors
Irving Pichel
Editors
Duke Goldstone

Top Billed Cast

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  1. John Archer

    John Archer

    Jim Barnes

  2. Warner Anderson

    Warner Anderson

    Dr. Charles Cargraves

  3. Tom Powers

    Tom Powers

    General Thayer

  4. Dick Wesson

    Dick Wesson

    Joe Sweeney

  5. Erin O'Brien-Moore

    Erin O'Brien-Moore

    Emily Cargraves

  6. Steve Carruthers

    Steve Carruthers

    Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)

  7. Franklyn Farnum

    Franklyn Farnum

    Factory Worker (uncredited)

  8. Jack Gargan

    Jack Gargan

    Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)

  9. Everett Glass

    Everett Glass

    Mr. La Porte (uncredited)

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$592,000.00
Revenue
$5,000,000.00
Keywords
spacecraftmoonbased on novel or bookcold warcartoonspace travelmoon landingspacescientistrocket shipzero gravity