The read
A Balasaur Score of 64 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 69%. Streaming on Tubi.
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes69%
104 audience votes
Key crew
- Robert A. HeinleinScreenplay
- Alford Van RonkelScreenplay
- Irving PichelDirector
- James O'HanlonScreenplay
- Leith StevensOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- John ArcherJim Barnes
- Warner AndersonDr. Charles Cargraves
- Tom PowersGeneral Thayer
- Dick WessonJoe Sweeney
- Erin O'Brien-MooreEmily Cargraves
- Steve CarruthersBusinessman at Meeting (uncredited)
- Franklyn FarnumFactory Worker (uncredited)
- Jack GarganBusinessman at Meeting (uncredited)
- Everett GlassMr. La Porte (uncredited)
- Kenner G. KempBusinessman at Meeting (uncredited)
- Knox ManningHimself (uncredited)
- Mike MillerUndetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Themes
spacecraftmoonbased on novel or bookcold warcartoonspace travelmoon landingspacescientistzero gravity