On the Threshold of Space (1956)
They Soar to Glory!... The Flying Scientists of the U.S. Air Force!
98 min
In the early stages of the space program, Capt. Jim Hollenbeck undergoes any experiment needed to ensure success in the new Air Force branch -- even though he's not required to be a subject in the tests. Always remaining a constant source of support, his wife, Pat, accepts his unwavering commitment to scientific progress. When Maj. Ward Thomas becomes the new head of the program, Hollenbeck must convince him of the necessity of taking the extra steps.
- Release date
- March 29, 1956
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Lyn Murray
Soundtrack
- Overture1:25
- Windblast1:59
- Satellite2:34
- Free Fall2:06
- Fallout2:57
- Ascent7:08
- Survival1:05
- Matin2:19
- X Minus 103:26
- Black Sky3:09
- Descent4:55
- Finale0:25
Cast
- Guy Madison as Capt. Jim Hollenbeck
- Virginia Leith as Pat Lange
- John Hodiak as Maj. Ward Thomas
- Dean Jagger as Dr. Hugo Thornton
- Warren Stevens as Capt. Mike Bentley
- Martin Milner as Lt. Mort Glenn
- King Calder as Lee Welch
- Walter Coy as Lt. Col. Dick Masters
- Ken Clark as Sgt. Ike Forbes
- Donald Murphy as Sgt. Zack Deming
Crew
- Robert D. Webb · Director
- Shimon Wincelberg · Writer
- Francis M. Cockrell · Writer
- William Bloom · Producer
- Lyn Murray · Composer
- Joseph MacDonald · Cinematographer
- Hugh S. Fowler · Editor