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Missile to the Moon

Missile to the Moon

Lunar She-Devils Lure Earthmen Into Their Lair of Doom!

19583.61h 18m

Overview

Two escaped convicts are found hiding in a rocketship built by a renegade inventor, who forces them to become the crew for a trip to the Moon. Also on board, as inadvertent stowaways, are his assistant and his secretary; and none of them are aware that the inventor is actually a Lunarian explorer sent to Earth by the dying Lunar civilization and the only remaining male member of that civilization.

Directed by Richard E. Cunha
Written by Vincent Fotre, H.E. Barrie
Produced by Marc Frederic
Box OfficeBudget: $65K0

Top Cast

Richard Travis

Richard Travis

Steve Dayton

Cathy Downs

Cathy Downs

June Saxton

K.T. Stevens

K.T. Stevens

The Lido

Gary Clarke

Gary Clarke

Lon

Tommy Cook

Tommy Cook

Gary

Michael Whalen

Michael Whalen

Dirk Green

N

Nina Bara

Alpha

Leslie Parrish

Leslie Parrish

Zema, Lon's moon girl

Laurie Mitchell

Laurie Mitchell

Lambda, Gary's moon girl

Henry Hunter

Henry Hunter

Col. Wickers

Themes & Keywords

monstermoongiant spiderspace travelmoon landingremakespaceb moviestock footage

About Missile to the Moon

Missile to the Moon is a science fiction, horror film released in 1958 exploring themes of monster, moon, giant spider, space travel, moon landing, remake. Directed by Richard E. Cunha, it stars Richard Travis, Cathy Downs, K.T. Stevens. Two escaped convicts are found hiding in a rocketship built by a renegade inventor, who forces them to become the crew for a trip to the Moon. Also on board, as inadvertent stowaways, are his assistant and his secretary; and none of them are aware that the inventor is actually a Lunarian explorer sent to Earth by the dying Lunar civilization and the only remaining male member of that civilization.

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