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Certainly the effects of this film are no where near what we are used to today, but the inventiveness to even attempt to portray Vernes' rich imagination are secondary to the effort to bring such imagination from the page to the visual arts. There are inventive approaches to pre-real space travel, and the scientific accuracy (or real lack thereof) are secondary to the underlying Drama and dilemma presented about technological advances and the impact they have by affecting Man's commission of War upon his fellow man. So when watching this movie enjoy the players and do not cast aside because of reality fallacies and liberties taken in order to bring a book to visual life.

This is an incompetently conceived, made and acted film. Other than some nice color filming (I tried to find at least one nice thing to say) it is lousy from the first frame to the last.Badly directed are two outstanding movie stars (Cotton and Sanders) obviously wishing they were somewhere else. No actor in this film says one word like they believe in what they are doing.Dull direction and dialog.Not in the so bad its good category. Just a complete waste of your time. The only reason I watched through to the end is so that I would have some credibility when I write this review and suggest that others should skip this film.Its not just bad, its worse- it is actually incompetent and at times incoherent. Ed Wood could have done a better job, and that is not meant as a joke.

In 1868, following the War Between the States, American inventor Joseph Cotten (as Victor Barbicane) announces his explosive "Power X" will be tested as he sends a manned rocket-ship to Earth's Moon. Joining Mr. Cotten on the trip is skeptical, but Bible-believing George Sanders (as Stuyvesant Nicholl). Stowing away is Mr. Sanders' pretty daughter Debra Paget (as Virginia). She provides a romantic interest for the fourth traveler, Cotten's young assistant Don Dubbins (as Ben Sharpe). Originally an exciting novel by Jules Verne, "From the Earth to the Moon" was started at the disintegrating RKO studio and ended up released by Warner Bros. Perhaps unsure about the ultimate fate of the project, everyone seems a little bored - and it's contagious.**** From the Earth to the Moon (11/26/58) Byron Haskin ~ Joseph Cotten, George Sanders, Debra Paget, Don Dubbins

This is not a bad film to view considering it was produced in 1958 and was advance in its theory about going to the Moon. However, we must consider the famous author who wrote this story and gets all the credit. Joseph Cotton,(Victor Barbicone),"The Survivor",'81, was the scientist in this story who creates this space ship and recruits wealthy business men to finance his ventures. Henry Daniell,(Morgana),"The Body Snatchers",'45 gives a great supporting role and manages to play a good role instead of a killer or Nazi like he did in the 1940's. George Sanders,(Stuyvesant Nicholl),"Doomwatch",'72 gives the performance of a person despised by everyone, including his daughter,(Debra Paget),Virginia Nicholl, "The Haunted Palace",'63. Virginia had a boyfriend she does not want to leave and there are some romantic scenes. If you like an ancient film about going to the moon, this is the film for YOU.