Rocketship xm was deftly brought to the screen by famed writerdirector kurt neumann. Rocketship xm 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. The original version of rocketship xm is available for download from the publicdomain archive at. It was produced extremely quickly in order to beat george pals destination moon to the theatres, and ride on its marketing. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. It say so in the wikipedia page, but also the page of rocketship xm, 1950. The classic rocket designs of the 50s set the standard for scifi rockets to come. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. 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.
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. Zoom through the universe the screens first story of mans first conquest of space. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. An astronaut crew of 4 men and a woman are on a mission to go to the moon, but instead of going to the moon they end up being on mars because of unexpected gravitational forces. 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.
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. A favorite line of mst3k, referencing sea hunt, a syndicated actionadventure tv show that aired from 1958 to 1961. It starred lloyd bridges 191998 as scuba diver mike nelson weird coinkydink and followed his undersea adventures. So, i decided to downloaded it from edonkey, because i live in peru, and here is. Floyd graham lloyd bridges, a crew of astronauts osa massen, john emery, noah beery jr. Rocketship xm is among these, and it has always been my desperate hope to see both a definitive rocketship xm bluray as well as an official release of the mst3k episode. Watch free movies and tv series online, no hustle, no registration just watch. Lippert 19091976, producer and distributor of 100s of pictures who time magazine nicknamed the quickie king beat george pal and his lavish color destination moon to the box office and took advantage of their publicity and made this a very successful picture. A craft malfunction and some fuel miscalculations cause them to end up landing on mars.
Rocketship xm warns us that in 1950 our society was at a critical junction where it could potentially use our technology for good or destroy civilization as we know it. Lisa van horn osa massen, astronomer harry chamberlain hugh obrien, and engineer major william corrigan noah beery jr. Lloyd bridges is in love with himself even more than he is with the german girl scientist on. Rocketship xm is a 1950 american blackandwhite science fiction film from lippert pictures. Rocketship xm was actually produced after destination moon, but because of production delays with the george pal project, xm made it to the theater first. It appears that the main purpose of these packs was to provide a sample and to invite the buyer to purchase the complete set via mailorder, and probably. Media in category rocketship xm film the following 11 files are in this category, out of 11 total.
Shot in less than three weeks, it starred lloyd bridges, hugh obrien and noan berry, jr. Set sometime in the future, the film details the first manned space flight to the moon. Rocketship xm 1950 scifi, drama lloyd bridges dailymotion. Blown off its course by a meteor shower, rocketship xm misses the moon and lands on mars instead. Its a copy of an original tinted print, in which the mars scenes are monochrome tinted in a kind of deep brownish red, a common gimmick in lippert movies, like lost continent green tint in the jungle on the mountain, and last of. But rocketship xm was also a unique and inventive film, with many interesting qualities. 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.
The soundtrack is a nearly 80year old recording made well before audio fidelity and. The first outer space adventure of the postworld war ii era. Requires paint and cement for assembly not included. Rocketship xm was the second of the science fiction space expedition films made in 1950. These cards were primarily marketed directly to dealers instead of to the general market, though a portion of the print run was placed in packs and boxes. John emery plays the head of the expedition, with lloyd bridges, osa massen, hugh obrian and noah beery jr. As a customer of both editions, i have been extremely pleased to see some mst3k episodes have come out around the same time as tastefully handled releases of the original film. Trailer for rocketship xm is available for free download at the internet archive rocketship xm film trailer on youtube. Expensive special effects delayed the release of destination moon and that allowed rocketship xm to be released first. The score was the first fifties science fiction film to use the theremin, an.
The rocketship xm is launched into the great darkness beyond. Osa massey is costarred with lloyd bridges, john emery, noah beery, jr. Gasp at the daring courage of four men and a girl as they thunder between planets on a runaway rocket. This account has reached the download cap, additional downloads subject to agreement overage terms. 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. The rocketship xm is a perfect example of that classic design aesthetic that has influenced movie rocket designs ever since. Both of these films are really cool, but personally i prefer destination moon if you can only get around to one. I saw a request for it and decided to share it enjoy. The plot of the 1950 movie rocketship xm was based around a moon mission, hence the xm name, short for expedition moon.
The film was produced and directed by kurt neumann and stars lloyd bridges, osa massen, john emery, noah beery, jr. It appeared on laserdisc in the late80s in a mediocre transfer. 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. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. Decades before the term was invented, rocketship xm was an early mockbuster possibly the first.
It was produced extremely quickly in order to beat george pals destination. Overview of rocketship xm, 1950, directed by frank heath, with lloyd bridges, osa massen, john emery, at turner classic movies. Rocketship xm gives us a craft that is in essence a giant fueltank, and which comes with a tail section intended for jettisoning once its fuel is exhausted and escape velocity has been reached. It didnt seem odd to see a guy wearing a flight jacket, and everything being written down on pads of paper, no computers on board. Ferde grofe rocketship xm, limitededition cd amazon. On mars, evidence of a once powerful civilization is found. Long considered the definitive space exploration film of the 50s.
Rocketship expedition moon, expedition moon none came back, none came back, rocket to the moon, expedition moon. The complete film is available here at ia in the feature films collection. In the podcast i point out a few other cold war observations. In the overall context of the film, the design of the rxm is startling in its practicality. Rocketship xm warns us that in 1950 our society was at a critical junction where it could potentially use our. 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. Despite a low budget, the producers of rocketship xm did a few things right and created the first minor scifi classic of the 1950s. Set sometime in the future, this scifi film details the first manned space flight to the moon.
If a virtual private party is more your thing, go here for details. In tandem with destination moon, kurt neumanns rocketship xm introduced the science fiction genre to postwar american cinema. The screens first story of mans conquest of space astronauts blast off to explore the moon. One of my favorite dubskin tracks set to some old scifi footage to keep you from staring at a boring picture. Just levers and switches, and portholes to look out of. Get 50% off hundreds of family movies when you preorder on fandangonow today. Karl eckstrom john emery conceive the first manned spaceflight, rocketship expedition moon.
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