Destination Moon

IMDb 5.9 1950 • 91 min • Science FictionAdventureDrama

Director

Irving Pichel

Country

US

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

John Archer
John Archer Jim Barnes
Warner Anderson
Warner Anderson Dr. Charles Cargraves
Tom Powers
Tom Powers General Thayer
Dick Wesson
Dick Wesson Joe Sweeney
Erin O'Brien-Moore
Erin O'Brien-Moore Emily Cargraves