Destination Moon

Destination Moon (1950) is a science fiction, adventure film directed by Irving Pichel rated 5.9/10.

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.

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)