

Destination Moon (1950)
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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.
Full Cast & Characters

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)
Director & Crew
Irving Pichel
Director
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What is the IMDb rating of Destination Moon?
It has an IMDb rating of 5.9/10 based on 97 votes.
Who directed Destination Moon?
Destination Moon was directed by Irving Pichel and released in 1950.
How long is Destination Moon?
Destination Moon has a runtime of 1 hours and 31 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1950-06-27
- Budget
- $0.6M
- Box Office
- $5.0M
- Status
- Released





