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Destination Moon
"Two years in the making!"
5.8(88 votes)
1950
1h 31m
Science FictionAdventureDrama
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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Production
Budget:$592,000
Revenue:$5,000,000
Companies:
George Pal Productions
Languages
Original:en
Spoken:
English
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)
Mike Miller
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)