Destination Moon

1950

1h 31m

IMDb RATING
5.9/10
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Science Fiction
Adventure
Drama

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

Writers

Alford Van Ronkel(screenplay by)
Robert A. Heinlein(screenplay by)
James O'Hanlon(screenplay by)
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John Archer
Jim Barnes
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Warner Anderson
Dr. Charles Cargraves
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Tom Powers
General Thayer
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Dick Wesson
Joe Sweeney
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Erin O'Brien-Moore
Emily Cargraves
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Steve Carruthers
Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)
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Franklyn Farnum
Factory Worker (uncredited)
Jack Gargan
Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)
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Everett Glass
Mr. La Porte (uncredited)
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Kenner G. Kemp
Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)
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Knox Manning
Himself (uncredited)
Mike Miller
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Irving Pichel
Off Screen Narrator of Woody Woodpecker Cartoon (voice) (uncredited)
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Cosmo Sardo
Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)
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Grace Stafford
Woody Woodpecker (voice) (uncredited)
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Bert Stevens
Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)
Ted Warde
Brown (uncredited)

Directors

Writers

Alford Van Ronkel(screenplay by)
Robert A. Heinlein(screenplay by)
James O'Hanlon(screenplay by)

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Details

Release date

June 27, 1950 (United States)

Country of origin

United States of America

Language

English

Production company

George Pal Productions

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Box office

Budget

$592,000

Gross worldwide

$5,000,000

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