With lloyd bridges, osa massen, john emery, noah beery jr an astronaut crew on their way to the moon are unexpectedly propelled by gravitational forces and end up on mars instead. With that in mind, the film is admirably well acted and produced. There were science fiction from the very birth of the medium. Overview of rocketship xm, 1950, directed by frank heath, with lloyd bridges, osa massen, john emery, at turner classic movies.
In conclusion, the characters are excusable, the science part more so, the story as a whole hangs on steadily. The complete film is available here at ia in the feature films collection. Rocketship xm film streaming italiano lloyd bridges wikipedia. Rocketship xm 1950 tonight you are invited here to witness an important event. Cinematography karl struss production designer theodore holsopple film editor harry w. Rocketship xm 1950 scifi, drama lloyd bridges film gorillas. It was produced extremely quickly in order to beat george pals destination moon to the theatres, and ride on its marketing. Set sometime in the future, the film details the first manned space flight to the moon. See more ideas about retro futurism, science fiction, sci fi art. Mar 03, 20 grofes feature film scores were written for a pair of lippert pictures. Rocketship x m 1950 original print, unaltered internet archive. Yes, i m afraid you do have it in reverse bijoubob8mm.
Approved 1h 17min scifi, drama 2 june 1950 usa an astronaut crew on their way to the moon are unexpectedly propelled by gravitational forces and end. Set sometime in the future, this scifi film details the first manned space flight to the moon. Gasp at the daring courage of four men and a girl as they thunder between planets on a runaway rocket. Pdf sounds nostalgic download full pdf book download. The first outer space adventure of the postworld war ii era. Astronauts blast off to explore the moon on rocketship x m or rocketship exploration moon. Blown off its course by a meteor shower, rocketship xm misses the. The crew of rocketship x m blasts off on mankinds first mission to the moon. Egghead tells the crew that it isnt the war that has killed the populus on mars so much as the radiation, still lingering after thousands of years, and warns the explorers not venture into the martian buildings out of radiation danger.
Is it just me, or does the rocket ship xm bear a resemblance to space xs starship. Music for heavenly bodies, andre montero and his orchestra, arrangements by warren baker, paul tanner. Four men and a girl blast into space on mankinds first expedition to the moon. And as an independently made feature, rocketship xm came to television very early, which helped it become one of the most familiar and popular of all science fiction films among baby boomers. Blown off its course by a meteor shower, rocketship x m misses the moon and lands on mars instead. The origional theatrical released of rxm in 1950 was done in a reddishpink color and the later dvd release was done in sepia tone by that remarkably gifted film butcher, wade williams. Ferde grofe rocketship xm, limitededition cd amazon. Hugh obrian morris ankrum patrick aherne sherry moreland john dutra kathy marlowe. Mar 20, 2012 the great american composer ferde grofe was best known for his colorful orchestral concert works like grand canyon suite and mississippi suite, but on rare occasion he did some work in the movies, and his landmark score for the 1950 science fiction film rocketship x m is one of his major accomplishments. The crew winds up on the planet mars, where they discover remnants of an ancient civilization wiped out in an atomic war. Rocketship xm soundtrack cd ferde grofe rocketship xm. But in 1950, rocketship x m s boffo boxoffice was the first proof that science fiction success wasnt dependent on scientific accuracy.
Because of craft malfunction and some fuel calculations, they end up landing on mars. During the flight, the ship suffers a malfunction that sends it off course. Jun 21, 2012 someone told me that the laser disc of rocketship x m had a bonus feature about filming the new sequences. You are all familiar with our previous work in sending robot missiles into space. Two stages, exotic fuel mix, propulsive landing, same destination moon and mars. The plot of the 1950 movie rocketship xm was based around a moon mission, hence the xm name, short for expedition moon. Rocketship xm expedition moon 1950 trailer youtube. Decades before the term was invented, rocketship xm was an early mockbuster possibly the first.
With lloyd bridges, osa massen, john emery, noah beery jr an astronaut crew on their way to the moon are unexpectedly. Information from its description page there is shown below. It starred lloyd bridges 191998 as scuba diver mike nelson weird coinkydink and followed his undersea adventures. Rocketship x m 1950 amid a race to establish a lunar military base, the first manned spaceship bound for the moon veers off course and lands on mars. Cast and crew credits for rocketship xm, 1950, directed by frank heath, with lloyd bridges, osa massen, john emery, at turner classic movies. Trailer for rocketship xm is available for free download at the internet archive rocketship xm film trailer on youtube. Rocketship xm was the second of the science fiction space expedition films made in 1950. Only, in trumbos script they end up going to mars by accident. Rocketship x m sci fi 1950, kurt neumann, cohete k 1 sub. Rocketship expedition moon, expedition moon none came back, none came back, rocket to the moon, expedition moon. Mar 18, 2017 others sat in the middle, the soso zone occupied by the likes of rocketship x m.
Astronauts blast off to explore the moon on rocketship xm or rocketship exploration. But rocketship xm was also a unique and inventive film, with many interesting qualities. Webm audiovideo file, vp8vorbis, length 2 min 5 s, 480. Rocketship xm 1950 directed by kurt neumann lippert pictures the classic era of hollywood science fiction begins here. The soundtrack is a nearly 80year old recording made well before audio fidelity and.
Amid a race to establish a lunar military base, the. See the full list of rocketship xm cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Yes, im afraid you do have it in reverse bijoubob8mm. Review of the original print of the movie, rocket ship xm.
It appeared on laserdisc in the late80s in a mediocre transfer. The return of jesse james, and rocketship xm both made in 1950, and with glassers skill, the score for xm became a superior work for an already unusual spin on space exploration, with an atypical finale for a movie designed to thrill, sell popcorn, and keep the b. Together with the steel helmet and baron of arizona, rocketship x m is one of the best films ever turned out by the usually unimpressive lippert studios. Jan 19, 2014 trailer for the 1950 classic rocketship x m. Released 1950, rocketship x m stars lloyd bridges, osa massen, hugh obrian, john emery the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 17 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. A spacecraft malfunction and some fuel miscalculations cause them to end up landing on mars. While this is true to a certain extent, the number of sexist comments directed towards the lone female on board the ship made it. Lippert and his team rushed rocketship x m through in mere weeks. Covering titles ranging from rocketship xm 1950 to walle 2008, these insightful essays measure the relationship between music and science. A craft malfunction and some fuel miscalculations cause them to end up landing on mars. Expedition moon and originally rocketship expedition moon is a 1950 american blackandwhite science fiction film from lippert pictures, the first outer space adventure of the postworld war ii era.
Rocketship xm by kurt neumann kurt neumann, lloyd bridges. John emery plays the head of the expedition, with lloyd bridges, osa massen, hugh obrian and noah beery jr. First, by having the explorers go to mars, lippert and the filmmakers could avoid being sued for. Long considered the definitive space exploration film of the 50s, a genuine classic with a power that has spanned the decades. Rocketship xm 1950 stream and watch online moviefone. The plot of the 1950 movie rocketship x m was based around a moon mission, hence the x m name, short for expedition moon. Blown off its course by a meteor shower, rocketship xm misses the moon and lands on mars instead.
This is the movie that started the 1950s science fiction genre. Gerstad special effects jack rabin original music ferde grofe. High resolution dvd movie cover image for rocketship xm 1950. Approved 1h 17min scifi, drama 2 june 1950 usa an astronaut crew on their way to the moon are unexpectedly propelled by gravitational forces and end up on mars instead. In tandem with destination moon, kurt neumanns rocketship xm introduced the science fiction genre to postwar american cinema. American science fiction movies of the fifties vol. Ferde grofe the great american composer ferde grofe was best known for his colorful orchestral concert works like grand canyon suite and mississippi suite, but on rare occasion he did some work in the movies, and his landmark score for the 1950 science fiction film rocketship xm is one of his major accomplishments.
Because of a craft malfunction and some fuel calculations, they end up landing on mars. On mars, evidence of a once powerful civilization is found. Expedition moon and originally rocketship expedition moon is a 1950 scifi film from lippert pictures and is the first. The image measures 1530 2175 pixels and is 804 kilobytes large. The score was the first fifties science fiction film to use the theremin, an. The rocketship blasts off and heads back to earth, butnot being intended for such a long journey. Tonight we will launch the first manned spaceship, the rxm. Rocketship xm doesnt comes up often when recalling classics, but it fully deserves so the accolade. Rocketship x m is a solid film, and is a darker, less optimistic effort than 1951s flight to mars. One of my favorite dubskin tracks set to some old scifi footage to keep you from staring at a boring picture. The scientists determined that an atomic war destroyed most of the martians. Instead, the screenwriters included a meteoroid storm that blew it offcourse and on to the planet mars, despite the enormous difference in distance between the two worlds. The great american composer ferde grofe was best known for his colorful orchestral concert works like grand canyon suite and mississippi suite, but on rare occasion he did some work in the movies, and his landmark score for the 1950 science fiction film rocketship xm is one of his major accomplishments. This is mark daniels from the great pacific northwest.
Floyd graham lloyd bridges, a crew of astronauts osa massen, john emery, noah beery jr. Released 1950, rocketship xm stars lloyd bridges, osa massen, hugh obrian, john emery the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 17 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. Jun 18, 2017 this is mark daniels from the great pacific northwest. Expensive special effects delayed the release of destination moon and that allowed rocketship xm to be released first. Oct 18, 2015 rocketship xm is one of the few films that get it right.
A favorite line of mst3k, referencing sea hunt, a syndicated actionadventure tv show that aired from 1958 to 1961. Someone told me that the laser disc of rocketship xm had a bonus feature about filming the new sequences. Rocketship xm 1950 scifi, drama lloyd bridges dailymotion. Media in category rocketship xm film the following 11 files are in this category, out of 11 total. Hoping to capitalize on the excitement generated by george pals superior destination moon 1950, producer robert l. Astronauts lloyd bridges, osa massen, john emery, noah beery, jr. Rocketship x m was deftly brought to the screen by famed writerdirector kurt neumann. This weeks movie is the first post wwii science fiction movie to be made in hollywood. Astronauts blast off to explore the moon on rocketship xm or rocketship exploration moon. Rocketship xm 1950 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Rocketship xm is a 1950 american blackandwhite science fiction film from lippert pictures. Rocketship xm 1950 page 8 classic horror film board. Im back this week with another blast form the past. The remainder of the decade would be dominated by inane z pictures like catwomen of the moon.
Expedition moon and originally rocketship expedition moon is a 1950 american blackandwhite science fiction film from lippert pictures, the. The basic premise for rocketship xm is the same as in destination moon. Those that survived reverted to a caveman like existence. The film was produced and directed by kurt neumann and stars lloyd bridges, osa massen, john emery, noah beery, jr.
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