Project moon base was one such effort among these early spaceflight films. In the future 1970 the us sends a mission to the moon to investigate the building of a moon base. Ernestine barrier played madame president in 1953 sciencefiction film project moonbase, which imagined that in the future year of 1970 in. Project moon base directed by richard talmadge written by robert a. In the nottoodistant future of 1970, the united states is considering building bases on the moon, and send a female colonel and two men to. Theatrical trailer for the 1953 sciencefiction adventure, project moonbase, starring ross ford, donna martell and hayden rourke. Jan, 2010 the moon project is a game like the age of empiers if anybody knows where i can get it please tell me. The enemies of freedom, including a minister, need to destroy the base in two months time. Project did borrow some material from prior space exploration films, including destination moon 1950, the landmark space film written by heinlein and coincidentally distributed by lippert, too.
This movie and catwomen of the moon 1953 were made using some of the same sets and costumes. Wernher is an impostor whose mission is to destroy the uss earthorbiting space station, which he plans to do by colliding the rocket with the station on the way back. Project moon base is a rather interesting lowbudget film that was originally meant to be a television show but it went unsold and here it is at a 63minute feature. Project moonbase 1953 film the amazing everything wiki. Project moonbase is a 1953 monochrome science fiction film directed by richard talmadge.
Project moonbase was released two years later in bw. Sep, 2017 moonbase concept by hank grade 7 this video is unavailable. Times are shown in daylight savings time when necessary and in standard time in the other cases. Feb 08, 2016 after destination moon heinlein provided his novel space cadet as the basis for the kiddie series tom corbett, space cadet 19501955 and wrote three episodes of out there in 1951. Heinlein coscripted this story about a lunar expedition threatened by a saboteur. Siamo in grado badare ritratto e selvaggina per tuo ultrabook. When the series failed to sell, additional footage was shot and the. Project moon base one of the silliest sciencefiction films of the 1950s, yet also a guilty pleasure for many fans of the genre. The story of the film was originally written as a 30minute pilot. Project moon base 1953 flickers in timeflickers in time.
This movie and catwomen of the moon 1953 were made using some of the same sets and costumes, and the two films were released within one day of each other. Project moon base was initially intended as a pilot film for a television series called ring around the moon, but the scifi boom at the time inspired producer jack seaman to add just enough footage for it to qualify as a feature film 106 minutes. Paul city council contemplated banning the picture, but reconsidered after viewing it. Project moon base 1953 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The name of a current phase, an approximate percent of an illuminated surface of the moon visible from the earth, and moon s age days are also provided.
A little something to help you relax and also cool it and furthermore keep your hair on. Project moon base is a 1953 science fiction film set in a future 1970, when the united states is considering building bases on the moon. Its set in the year 1970 with the us planning to build a base on the moon. With donna martell, hayden rorke, ross ford, larry johns. In fact, project moon base was intended as an 11part tv series called ring around the moon. Finally, doctor wernher larry johns is replaced at a hotel in san francisco.
In the futuristic world of 1970, the united states space force having established an orbiting space station readies a reconnaissance mission to survey the moon for a future base. Project moon base is a 1953 independently made blackandwhite science fiction film, produced by jack seaman, directed by richard. Project moon base has been ranked 1429 times, wins 29. Three americans leave an orbiting space station on the first trip to the moon. Thrills come rocketing to the screen as science smashes a new frontier. Heinlein a man with a vision of the future released august 1 1950. Im a major heinlein fan, yet ive never seen project moonbase. The enemy planet posted by sampo, on december 18th, 2014 short 1. Project moonbase the historic sound of the future unusual. The feature was originally meant to be the pilot for ring around the moon. Heinlein and company continue their commitment to credible space science, but, taking a hint from george pals experience, add a melodramatic plotline about communist subversion. However a series of events lead the survey rocket, sent to find a suitable location for this moonbase, to become stranded on the moon. This was done without heinleins knowledge or consent, and the author disowned the result. The almost complete psychotronic encyclopedia of film.
Moon is a 2009 science fiction film directed by duncan jones in his directorial debut and written by nathan parker from a story by jones. This low budget science fiction film with story by robert heinlein of all people was given to the american moviegoing public by lippert pictures. Project moon base 1953 project moon base 1953 budbrewster. It costars larry johns, herb jacobs, barbara morrison, and ernestine barrier. Project moon base is a 1953 independently made blackandwhite science fiction film, produced by jack seaman, directed by richard talmadge, and starring ross ford, donna martell, hayden rorke. Colonel briteis, major bill moore and doctor wernher are sent on a mission to orbit the moon, photograph the back side of the moon and survey landing sites for future lunar missions. Set in the future 1970, that is the film takes place on a huge space station, where a group of pilots and scientists draw up plans to establish a u.
Project moonbase 1953 sciencefiction author robert a. Above you can see our calendar of moon phases for september 1953. Read the full synopsis of project moon base, 1953, directed by richard talmadge, with donna martell, hayden rorke, ross ford, at turner classic movies. Project moonbase, also known as project moon base, is a 1953 blackandwhite sciencefiction film based on a novel by robert heinlein. A very ambitious project for its time and resources, especially given its tv origins.
In fact, it falls in destination moon s shadow in a number of ways firstly, in emulating its story of the launch of a moon landing, and also in the employing of destination moon s cowriter, the renowned sciencefiction writer robert heinlein, author of works. A saboteur posing as a scientist strives to destroy. Below you can find dates and hours of all moon phases in 1953. However, perhaps feeling the sense of gforce wasnt sufficiently realistic in the 1950 film, the actors not only sweat like madmen and mad women. The film was distributed by lippert pictures and is based on a story by robert a. Project moon base is a rather interesting lowbudget film that was originally meant. The film follows sam bell sam rockwell, a man who experiences a personal crisis as he nears the end of a threeyear solitary stint mining helium3 on the far side of the moon. In the year 1970 madame president of the united states and other us authorities are considering. Ojard, toy, felbm, lullatone, plone, softfocus, jimi tenor, lary 7, bruce haack, raymond scott, chris gunning, bertrand burgalat.
Set in a future 1970, the united states is considering building bases on the moon. Project moonbase was an interesting, somewhat more progressive take on the 1970s from a 1950s america. It is a badly acted and cheaply made 63 minute movie, originally intended as. Colonel briteis, major bill moore, and doctor wernher are sent to orbit the moon to survey landing sites for future lunar missions. The assigned mission commander, major moore, is annoyed to find that his copilot has been replaced with the more famous colonel briteis. Buy project moon base movie posters from movie poster shop. In the end, i opted for the one in black and white. Above you can see our calendar of moon phases for october 1953. The secret base greenland base of project iceworm youtube. Above you can see our calendar of moon phases for august 1953.
Nov 06, 2014 this shows the facility built by the united states government in the 1960s called camp century. Heinlein and jack seaman 1953 usa galaxy pictures, inc. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. All gummed up 1947 full film download 1080p 1 comment. Zvezda moonbase was canceled with the rest of the soviet manned lunar programs. The two films were then released within one day of each other. They are going to exchange one of scientists for a lookalike. Comments project moon base represents a perfect case study where a goofy and rather amateurishly made film in this case, a stillborn tv pilot expanded well, barely to a feature film was blessed with a quality score for which its completely undeserving. This movie and catwomen of the moon 1953 were made using. In this funfilled scifi adventure, set in futuristic 1970, a group of. But one of them is a spy intent on destroying the station. Would have been even better if filmed in colour like the first movie i purchased from this same writer called destination moon a george pal production written by robert a. I must say that there are some issues with the picture but considering the budget and what it was meant to be, i think overall the film was a success. Apr 18, 2010 trailer of project moonbase 1958, us scifi movie.
Project moonbase is a feature film cobbled together from several episodes of the unsold tv science fiction series ring around the moon. Science fiction movies had come a long way in the 3 years since destination moon and rocketship xm. Here we are given a glimpse of the future, projected to 1970, and it is a future with the us fully embracing space exploration. Unfortunately, something goes wrong and they end up marooned and. A saboteur posing as a scientist strives to destroy the worlds first space station. Mar 11, 2006 image is putting out a dvd collectors set in june, featuring this film, destination moon, first spaceship on venus and phantom planet which for some reason, is the alpha title im most likely to come across, whether im at borders or the local used dvd shop. One of the men turns out to be a foreign spy, and the entire operationand the future of the free worldis in danger. Both use spacesuits from destination moon 1950, but project moon base had new helmets made instead. In this funfilled scifi adventure, set in futuristic 1970, a group of explorers leave their space station and go to the moon. Project moon base represents a perfect case study where a goofy and rather amateurishly made film in this case, a stillborn tv pilot expanded well, barely to a feature film was blessed with a quality score for which its completely undeserving.
Photos of the moon come from nasas goddard space flight center scientific visualization studio. May 22, 2017 this movie and catwomen of the moon 1953 were made using some of the same sets and costumes. Poster for project moonbase 1953, usa wrong side of the art. Overview of project moon base, 1953, directed by richard talmadge, with donna martell, hayden rorke, ross ford, at turner classic movies. Project moon base 1953 project moon base 1953 user. The film, project moon base is set in an imagined future 1970 at a time when the united states is considering building bases on the moon in order to consolidate the safety of the free world. Above you can see our calendar of moon phases for november 1953. The moon is blue is a 1953 american romantic comedy film produced and directed by otto preminger and starring william holden, david niven, and maggie mcnamara. Hugh herbert and based on his 1951 play of the same title, the film is about a young woman who meets an architect on the observation deck of the empire state building and quickly turns his life upside down. Catwomen of the moon 1953 scifi old full length movie cult classic duration. This was done without the knowledge of writer robert a.
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