Crash of Moons (TV 1954)

Not a feature film but a three-part episode from the TV series Rocky Jones, Space Ranger edited together and released as a feature.

Director:

Hollingsworth Morse

Writer:

Warren Wilson

Stars:

Richard Crane, Scotty Beckett, Sally Mansfield

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Richard Crane	...	Rocky Jones (archive footage)
Scotty Beckett	...	Winky (archive footage)
Sally Mansfield	...	Vena Ray (archive footage)
Robert Lyden	...	Bobby (archive footage)
Maurice Cass	...	Professor Newton (archive footage)
Charles Meredith	...	Secretary of Space Drake (archive footage)
Patsy Parsons	...	Cleolanta (archive footage)
Harry Lauter	...	Atlasan (archive footage)
Maria Palmer	...	Potonda (archive footage)
John Banner	...	Bavarro (archive footage)
Nan Leslie	...	Trinka (archive footage)
Lane Bradford	...	Lasvon, Cleolanta's Lieutenant (archive footage)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dayton Lummis	...	Lavolga (archive footage)

Storyline

Not a feature film but a three-part episode from the TV series Rocky Jones, Space Ranger edited together and released as a feature.

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Plot Keywords:

space | collision | edited from tv series | closed society | planet | 

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Genres:

Sci-Fi | Adventure

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 July 1954 (USA)

Also Known As:

Crash of the Moons

Filming Locations:

Griffith Park Observatory, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Official Films, Roland Reed Productions, Space Ranger Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

78 min 86 min (2005 DVD release)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Rocky and Winky were traveling toward the Space Station to warn them of the "Atmosphere chain", they asked the Space Station's radio operator to call back the ship that had recently left. The radio operator indicated that they were out of radio range, yet Rocky was able to talk to them, supposedly from further away.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Vena Ray: Vena Ray to Transport 13: Thanks for the buggy ride. Out.

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Connections

Followed by Manhunt in Space (1956)

User Reviews

Pioneering television space drama.

This feature was re-edited from a two-part episode of the popular 1954 syndicated "Rocky Jones, Space Ranger" series, which lasted only one season because its sophisticated (for the time) special effects, sets and wardrobe requirements made it too expensive to show a profit. Fortunately the films survived (unlike the "Captain Video" kinescopes) to be available to students of the genre. Richard Crane was the perfect space captain, and Sally Mansfield as Vena Ray, Rocky's miniskirted assistant, makes sure the adult male interest level stays measurably acceptible. Alexander Laszlo's title theme is in 3/4 time, very unusual for a space opera, and it uses plenty of theremin.