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Project Moon
according to my calculus 36 milions miles should be equal to a ratio of 67 milions miles
This sentence highlights that there is a bit of confusion in this film. And contradictions. Because “Project Moonbase” would like to be a “progressive” film from the point of view of the role of women. For example, the US has a woman in charge of the country and there is always a woman in charge of the mission, but at the same time, they are described as a big pain in the ass who would go nowhere without the help of the crafty male. as well as being good for starting a family.
To speak well of it, we say that Richard Talmadge tries with this work of 1953 to put out some rather “advanced” ideas. But in the end he doesn't believe in it very much, as indeed in all this work, which has several moments of boredom and does not in the least reach the beauty of those sci-fi b's of the time.
"Project Moonbase" is a really fast film, both in duration and in solutions and in production that quickly assembles a few low-cost sets that it shares with "Cat-Women of the Moon", as well as using the same costumes as " Destination Moon "
According to the notes, this was supposed to be the pilot episode of a TV series called "Ring Around the Moon" which is then not made but with the addition of some new scenes the production reaches a decent minute for a film that rides the wave (at least he tries), of the success of sci-fi.
"Project moonbase" opens with the classic text flowing on the screen that explains that in 1970 man built an important lunar base for the sole purpose of protecting and progressing humanity. But the bad guys want to destroy it by infiltrating an agent whose characteristics have been modified to resemble one of the crew members, in the upcoming mission to the Moon that aims to collect data to build a base on the planet. Mission that should be led by Major Moore, but the president of the United States, wants there to be a woman at the helm: Colonel Briteis, with whom Moore had an affair.
The spacecraft leaves and with a trivial question about the Dodgers baseball team the villain is unmasked (eh, yes they have thought about changing his connotations but they have not given him a culture lesson ...) and arrested. But too late, the spacecraft is now getting lost in space. Moore uses the villain to go down to the moon and take some pictures, the man dies and Moore is left alone on the moon with his ex-beloved Briteis and what do they do? In fact, what does the United States government tell him to do? Well… sure… to get married. And they lived happily ever after, up there, on the moon.
Given the nature of the work, we have a very televised cast starting with Donna Martell (Briteis) and Ross Ford, up to Hayden Rorke who you will remember for his role, also as an army officer, in the series "I Dream of Jeannie" .

Data sheet
Original title: Project Moonbase
Alternative titles: Objectif Lune (France), Project Moon Base (India, USA), Perdidos en la luna (Mexico), Проект 'Лунная база' (Russia), Ring Around the Moon (USA)
Year: 1953
Country: USA
Director: Richard Talmadge
Cast: Donna Martell, Ross Ford, Hayden Rorke, Larry Johns, Herb Jacobs, Barbara Morrison, Ernestine Barrier
Production company: Galaxy Pictures Inc.
Duration: 63 '