Destination Moon 1950

Synopsis:

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.

Directed by: Irving Pichel
Written by: James O'Hanlon & Alford Van Ronkel & Robert A. Heinlein
Runtime: 91 minutes
Critics score:
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 
Steve Carruthers
Steve Carruthers
Businessman at Meeting (uncredited) 
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Also known as:
  • Con destino a la luna
  • Rakete zum Mond
  • S.O.S.: Σελήνη Καλεί Διάστημα
  • Ziel Mond
  • Προορισμός η Σελήνη