Missile to the Moon (1958)

Missile to the Moon
Directed by Richard Cunah
Written by H.E. Barrie and Vincent Fotre
1958/USA
Layton Film Productions
First viewing/Amazon Instant

[box] The Lido: You have not even commented on my blindness.

Steve Dayton: I was very sorry to see it.[/box]

This only lacks a catchy title to reach the outrageous badness that was Cat Women of the Moon.

Steve Dayton and Dirk Green have been building a lunar rocket in their backyard.  The government is taking over the project and Dirk is let go.  He hides out in the rocket and finds a couple of teenage prison escapees already in residence.  Steve notes unusual activity in the space ship and goes with his comely fiancee to investigate.  Soon all on board are heading for the moon!

As all who have seen Cat Women already know, the moon is inhabited by an oxygen-breathing humanoid race of beauty queens.  Their air supply is rapidly dwindling and the rocket is their only hope of salvation.

This movie is a hoot!  The special effects include a cardboard rocket, a cave-spider puppet, and slow-moving rock people.

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