Sci-Fi 12 to the Moon (1960)

BudBrewster

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Although it doesn't compare well to "Destination Moon", several good ideas elevate this story above a simple Moon trip.

A multi-national crew lands on the Moon, and while exploring the lunar surface two of the astronauts (a man and a women) enter a cave and are never seen again. The other astronauts receive a strange written message on the ship's computer, ordering them to leave the Moon and never return. The unseen lunar inhabitants have determined that mankind is selfish and dangerous.

The astronauts blast off for Earth, but during the trip back the aliens use a freeze ray which encases the ship in ice and begins to freeze Earth's atmosphere.

Up to this point in the story the multi-national crewmen have done a poor job of working as a team, but the threat to their home planet breaks down their petty resistance to international cooperation, and a genuine camaraderie develops. The crew attempts to save Earth by finding some way to neutralize the freezing process.

The plot has a nice twists ending.

The special effects are sub-standard, but the sets aren't bad, including a nice studio set of the lunar surface (no Arizona desert locales). The dialogue and general acting are fair at best, but the story makes its point well enough, promoting international cooperation. Veteran actor Francis X. Bushman makes a brief appearance at the film's beginning. Directed by David Bradley. The cast includes Tom Conway, Tony Dexter, and Robert Montgomery, Jr.

Here's the trailer.



And if that tweaked your interest, YouTube also offers the complete movie, with a perfect picture.
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