{"id":4662,"date":"2007-10-31T11:35:54","date_gmt":"2007-10-31T18:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4662"},"modified":"2020-12-11T16:38:14","modified_gmt":"2020-12-11T23:38:14","slug":"from-the-earth-to-the-moon-1958","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4662","title":{"rendered":"From the Earth to the Moon (1958)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;No one on this Earth will ever know the secret of Power X!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/From-Earth-to-Moon-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/From-Earth-to-Moon-Poster-160x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-32881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/From-Earth-to-Moon-Poster-160x300.jpg 160w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/From-Earth-to-Moon-Poster-68x128.jpg 68w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/From-Earth-to-Moon-Poster-548x1024.jpg 548w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/From-Earth-to-Moon-Poster.jpg 1564w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn post-Civil War America, ambitious munitions manufacturer Victor Barbicane (Joseph Cotten) develops a source of power strong enough to propel a rocket. He enlists the help of rival scientist Stuyvesant Nicholls (George Sanders) in building a rocket to the moon &#8212; but Nicholls believes Barbicane&#8217;s intentions are ultimately evil, and sabotages their trip.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Debra Paget Films<\/li>\n<li>George Sanders Films<\/li>\n<li>Historical Drama<\/li>\n<li>Joseph Cotten Films<\/li>\n<li>Jules Verne Adaptations<\/li>\n<li>Rivalry<\/li>\n<li>Science Fiction<\/li>\n<li>Space Exploration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nWidely acknowledged as one of the least inspired Jules Verne adaptations to come out of 1950s Hollywood, <em>From the Earth to the Moon<\/em> (directed by special effects guru Byron Haskin, though his talents are wasted) is disappointing from start to finish. Screenwriters Robert Blees and James Leicester deviate substantially from <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/From_the_Earth_to_the_Moon\">the source material<\/a>: in Verne&#8217;s story, Barbicane and Nicholls are friendly academic rivals who spend most of their trip politely arguing over engineering issues; in the film, this rivalry is beefed up to catastrophic proportions simply to add drama to the narrative. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/From-the-Earth-to-the-Moon-Rivalry.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/From-the-Earth-to-the-Moon-Rivalry-1024x629.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"393\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-57079\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/From-the-Earth-to-the-Moon-Rivalry-1024x629.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/From-the-Earth-to-the-Moon-Rivalry-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/From-the-Earth-to-the-Moon-Rivalry-128x79.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/From-the-Earth-to-the-Moon-Rivalry-768x472.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/From-the-Earth-to-the-Moon-Rivalry-1536x943.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/From-the-Earth-to-the-Moon-Rivalry-440x270.png 440w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/From-the-Earth-to-the-Moon-Rivalry.png 1663w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(Naturally, a romance &#8212; involving an impossibly made-up Debra Paget &#8212; is included as well.) <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/From-the-Earth-to-the-Moon-Paget.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/From-the-Earth-to-the-Moon-Paget-1024x619.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"387\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-57077\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/From-the-Earth-to-the-Moon-Paget-1024x619.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/From-the-Earth-to-the-Moon-Paget-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/From-the-Earth-to-the-Moon-Paget-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/From-the-Earth-to-the-Moon-Paget-768x464.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/From-the-Earth-to-the-Moon-Paget-1536x928.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/From-the-Earth-to-the-Moon-Paget-447x270.png 447w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/From-the-Earth-to-the-Moon-Paget.png 1697w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Making matters worse, the science is both sloppily handled and inconsistent: for instance, an elaborate, presumably essential centrifugal spinner is used during take-off to &#8220;counterbalance gravity&#8221;, yet stowaway Paget emerges perfectly fine from the limp space suit she&#8217;s hidden out in. Don&#8217;t bother seeking this one out. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Joseph Cotten as Victor Barbicane<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/From-the-Earth-to-the-Moon-Cotten2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/From-the-Earth-to-the-Moon-Cotten2-1024x622.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"389\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-57078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/From-the-Earth-to-the-Moon-Cotten2-1024x622.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/From-the-Earth-to-the-Moon-Cotten2-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/From-the-Earth-to-the-Moon-Cotten2-128x78.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/From-the-Earth-to-the-Moon-Cotten2-768x467.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/From-the-Earth-to-the-Moon-Cotten2-1536x934.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/From-the-Earth-to-the-Moon-Cotten2-444x270.png 444w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/From-the-Earth-to-the-Moon-Cotten2.png 1673w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; this one is only for die-hard Jules Verne fans &#8212; and even they will likely be disappointed. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0051638\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1958\/11\/27\/archives\/plush-projectile-into-space-from-earth-to-moon-launched-at-odeon.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/sciencefiction\/from-the-earth-to-the-moon-1958.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/2898\/from-the-earth-to-the-moon#articles-reviews?articleId=95549\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allmovie.com\/movie\/from-the-earth-to-the-moon-v18763\">All Movie Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;No one on this Earth will ever know the secret of Power X!&#8221; Synopsis: In post-Civil War America, ambitious munitions manufacturer Victor Barbicane (Joseph Cotten) develops a source of power strong enough to propel a rocket. He enlists the help of rival scientist Stuyvesant Nicholls (George Sanders) in building a rocket to the moon &#8212; but Nicholls believes Barbicane&#8217;s intentions are ultimately evil, and sabotages their trip. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Debra Paget Films George Sanders Films Historical Drama&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4662\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4662","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4662"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4662\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57082,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4662\/revisions\/57082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}