Rocketship X-M (1950)
The screen's first story of man's conquest of space!
77 min
Astronauts blast off to explore the moon on Rocketship X-M or "Rocketship eXploration Moon". A spacecraft malfunction and some fuel miscalculations cause them to end up landing on Mars. On Mars, evidence of a once powerful civilization is found. The scientists determine that an atomic war destroyed most of the Martians. Those that survived reverted to a caveman like existence.
- Release date
- May 26, 1950
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $94,000
Trailer
Cast
- Lloyd Bridges as Col. Floyd Graham
- Osa Massen as Dr. Lisa Van Horn
- John Emery as Dr. Karl Eckstrom
- Noah Beery Jr. as Maj. William Corrigan
- Hugh O'Brian as Harry Chamberlain
- Hugh O'Brian as Voice on Loudspeaker
- Morris Ankrum as Dr. Ralph Fleming
- Patrick Aherne as Reporter #1
- Sherry Moreland as Martian Girl
- John Dutra as Physician
- Kathy Marlowe as Reporter
Crew
- Kurt Neumann · Director
- Orville H. Hampton · Writer
- Kurt Neumann · Writer
- Kurt Neumann · Producer
- Ferde Grofé Sr. · Composer
- Karl Struss · Cinematographer
- Harry Gerstad · Editor
- Theobold Holsopple · Production designer