"Tom Corbett, Space Cadet" (1950) TV series 1950-1955

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

George Gould

Writers:

Stu Byrnes (writer)
Robert A. Heinlein (novel)

Seasons:

3 | 4 | unknown

Release Date:

1 October 1950 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi | Adventure | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

Set during the middle of the 24th Century at the Space Academy (a training school for the Solar Guards) and aboard the 'Polaris'...

Plot Keywords:

Early Television | Rocket | Child | Spacecraft | Character Name In Title

Cast

Frankie Thomas	...	Tom Corbett (57 episodes, 1951-1955)
Al Markim	...	Astro (57 episodes, 1951-1955)
Jan Merlin	...	Roger Manning (29 episodes, 1950-1954)
Jack Grimes	...	T.J. Thistle (28 episodes, 1954-1955)

Runtime:

15 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Rockhill Productions

Trivia:

John Fiedler's filmed acting debut.

Quotes:

Announcer: Space Academy, USA, in the world beyond tomorrow. Here the Space Cadets train for duty on distant planets. In roaring rockets, they blast through the millions of miles from Earth to far-flung stars and brave the dangers of cosmic frontiers protecting the liberties of the planets, safeguarding the cause of universal peace in the age of the conquest of space!

Movie Connections:

Featured in Science Fiction: A Journey Into the Unknown (1994) (TV)

What a Fantastic Space Travel Adventure Show!

Long before the advent of Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock, there was "Tom Corbett Space Cadet." And the camaraderie's of fiction characters that we came to know and adsorb so well in "Star Trek" in 1966, was successfully captured here first in the early 1950's.

Tom Corbett (Frankie Thomas), the wise cracking Roger (Jan Merlin) and the Venusian, Astro (??) . I didn't know of a single kid on my block or in my grade school who didn't use the character Roger's famous term - "Aw go blast your jets!" It was a great show for its time and, in many ways, ahead of its time.

Long live the crew of the Polaris!