Trailer for rocketship xm is available for free download at the internet archive rocketship xm film trailer on youtube. Rocketship xm 1950 scifi, drama lloyd bridges dailymotion. Rocketship xm 2 estados unidos 1950 pb 77 min direcao kurt neumann. It starred lloyd bridges 191998 as scuba diver mike nelson weird coinkydink and followed his undersea adventures. Expedition moon which is what the x m stands for a. Someone told me that the laser disc of rocketship xm had a bonus feature about filming the new sequences. Osa massen rocketship xm 1950 stock image osa massen. While this is true to a certain extent, the number of sexist comments directed towards the lone female on board the ship made it. When on mars, they explore and discover a ruined city of a. Released 1950, rocketship xm stars lloyd bridges, osa massen, hugh obrian, john emery the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 17 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which.
First, by having the explorers go to mars, lippert and the filmmakers could avoid being sued for. Zoom through the universe the screens first story of mans first conquest of space. Rocketship xm 1950 free download rare movies cinema of. Rocketship xm by kurt neumann kurt neumann, lloyd bridges. There were science fiction from the very birth of the medium. The origional theatrical released of rxm in 1950 was done in a reddishpink color and the later dvd release was done in sepia tone by that remarkably gifted film butcher, wade williams. Mar 03, 20 grofes feature film scores were written for a pair of lippert pictures. Joel is working on tom and crow has a toothache invention exchange. With lloyd bridges, osa massen, john emery, noah beery jr an astronaut crew on their way to the moon are unexpectedly. In the 1970s businessman wade williams acquired the rights to this film and proceeded to produce new special effects sequences to take the place of the films original effects scenes. Rocketship xm doesnt comes up often when recalling classics, but it fully deserves so the accolade. Floyd graham lloyd bridges and his crew explore the planet. Rocketship x m 1950 original print, unaltered internet archive. The scientists determined that an atomic war destroyed most of the martians.
Expedition moon and originally rocketship expedition moon is a 1950 american blackandwhite science fiction film from lippert pictures, the first outer space adventure of the postworld war ii era. Blown off its course by a meteor shower, rocketship xm misses the moon and lands on mars instead. Deutsch francais italiano nederlands portugues romana. The crew winds up on the planet mars, where they discover remnants of an ancient civilization wiped out in an atomic war. One of the earliest narrative films ever made was georges meliess a trip to the moon 1902, and the silent era saw sciencefiction masterworks like fritz. The crew of rocketship x m blasts off on mankinds first mission to the moon. Rocketship xm soundtrack cd ferde grofe rocketship xm. Check out our rocketship selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our shops. Together with the steel helmet and baron of arizona, rocketship x m is one of the best films ever turned out by the usually unimpressive lippert studios.
Astronauts lloyd bridges, osa massen, john emery, noah beery, jr. Mar 18, 2017 others sat in the middle, the soso zone occupied by the likes of rocketship x m. Rocketship xm destinazione luna 1950 divx ita mp3 mircrew titolo italiano. And it accurately reflects our limited perception of the universe. Comunita puo eseguire fotografia e gioco nel tuo congegno. Producao kurt neumann producao executiva murray lerner. Amid a race to establish a lunar military base, the first manned spaceship bound for the moon veers off course and lands on mars. The soundtrack is a nearly 80year old recording made well before audio fidelity and stereo production methods were common place.
A spacecraft malfunction and some fuel miscalculations cause them to end up landing on mars. Shot in less than three weeks, it starred lloyd bridges, hugh obrien and noan berry, jr. Long considered the definitive space exploration film of the 50s, a genuine classic with a power that has spanned the decades. And mixed with some weird, electronic tones used in the scifi of the early 1950 s, i think it continues to work. Rocketship x m was deftly brought to the screen by famed writerdirector kurt neumann. New shots included a model of the rocket in space, sequences depicting the ship descending toward and taking off from mars, refilmed sequences on mars with new actors, and the use of stock footage of an actual. Blown off its course by a meteor shower, rocketship xm misses the. Rocketship expedition moon, expedition moon none came back, none came back, rocket to the moon, expedition moon. While competently written and directed by kurt neumann, the movie contains moments of fridge logic, hollywood science and special effects failure that decades later were gleefuly riffed by mystery science theater 3000. Blown off its course by a meteor shower, rocketship x m misses the moon and lands on mars instead.
The score was the first fifties science fiction film to use the theremin, an. Rocketshipxm us 1950 hugh obrian, john emery, osa massen, lloyd bridges, noah beery jr rocketshipxm. Overview of rocketship xm, 1950, directed by frank heath, with lloyd bridges, osa massen, john emery, at turner classic movies. But apparently warsurplus jumpsuits and oxygen masks are all you need to walk around on the surface.
Rocketship xm was deftly brought to the screen by famed writerdirector kurt neumann. Tonight we will launch the first manned spaceship, the rxm. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Media in category rocketship xm film the following 11 files are in this category, out of 11 total. One of my favorite dubskin tracks set to some old scifi footage to keep you from staring at a boring picture. Expensive special effects delayed the release of destination moon and that allowed rocketship xm to be released first. The basic premise for rocketship xm is the same as in destination moon. The return of jesse james, and rocketship xm both made in 1950, and with glassers skill, the score for xm became a superior work for an already unusual spin on space exploration, with an atypical finale for a movie designed to thrill, sell popcorn, and keep the b. Oct 18, 2015 rocketship xm was his second screenplay after getting blacklisted, and the credits went to director neumann and orville h. The film was produced and directed by kurt neumann and stars lloyd bridges, osa massen, john emery, noah beery, jr. Mar 20, 2012 the great american composer ferde grofe was best known for his colorful orchestral concert works like grand canyon suite and mississippi suite, but on rare occasion he did some work in the movies, and his landmark score for the 1950 science fiction film rocketship x m is one of his major accomplishments. Music for heavenly bodies, andre montero and his orchestra, arrangements by warren baker, paul tanner. Gasp at the daring courage of four men and a girl as they thunder between planets on a runaway rocket.
Information from its description page there is shown below. Multiple viewings suggest that, unlike the real multistage rockets that came later, the xm has a very small first stage, its release still. Rocketship xm 1950 page 8 classic horror film board. American science fiction movies of the fifties vol. Rocketship xm 1950 tonight you are invited here to witness an important event. On mars, evidence of a once powerful civilization is found. Hugh obrian morris ankrum patrick aherne sherry moreland john dutra kathy marlowe. Osa massey is costarred with lloyd bridges, john emery, noah beery, jr. Ferde grofe the great american composer ferde grofe was best known for his colorful orchestral concert works like grand canyon suite and mississippi suite, but on rare occasion he did some work in the movies, and his landmark score for the 1950 science fiction film rocketship xm is one of his major accomplishments. With lloyd bridges, osa massen, john emery, noah beery jr an astronaut crew on their way to the moon are unexpectedly propelled by gravitational forces and end up on mars instead. Osa massen rocketship xm 1950 c8cfk0 from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and. Trumbo would go on to write the script for the romantic classic roman holiday 1953 starring gregory peck and audrey hepburn, as well as the brave one. Sacramento, cabased indiepop favorite rocketship was the brainchild of singerguitarist dustin reske, who formed the group in 1993 with bassist verna brock, keyboardist heidi barney and drummer jim rivas.
Cast and crew credits for rocketship xm, 1950, directed by frank heath, with lloyd bridges, osa massen, john emery, at turner classic movies. The crew of rocketship xm blasts off on mankinds first mission to the moon. The martians nuked themselves back to the stone age all planets are earthlike. Spoilers 1 this movie contained a sequence showing the consequences of atomic war on mars, and how it. May 04, 2015 rocketship xm 1950 directed by kurt neumann lippert pictures the classic era of hollywood science fiction begins here. Because of craft malfunction and some fuel calculations, they end up landing on mars. After releasing the classic single hey hey girl on the influential bus stop label, the group recorded 1996s acclaimed a certain smile. Averted in that californias death valley doubles for mars, which is actually quite similar nasa tested some of its mars equipment there. Rocketship xm was the second of the science fiction space expedition films made in 1950. During the flight, the ship suffers a malfunction that sends it off course. I saw a request for it and decided to share it enjoy. Hampton e, non accreditato, dalton trumbo effetti speciali. Astronauts lloyd bridges, osa massen, hugh obrian discover savage life on mars.
Rocketship xm is a 1950 american blackandwhite science fiction film from lippert pictures. Set sometime in the future, the film details the first manned space flight to the moon. Nov 29, 2004 these scenes were to be spliced into existing prints, which would have meant that the original rocketship x m simply would not exist any longer except for those prints in the hands of collectors, and the opportunity to see how people in 1950 handled and solved the problems of depicting space travel on a low budget diminished. Tom gets a new voice and when joel calls to the mads they meet new trainee frank. Set sometime in the future, this scifi film details the first manned space flight to the moon. The screens first story of mans conquest of space astronauts blast off to explore the moon. Rocketship xm film streaming italiano lloyd bridges wikipedia. The first outer space adventure of the postworld war ii era. Floyd graham lloyd bridges, a crew of astronauts osa massen, john emery, noah beery jr. The complete film is available here at ia in the feature films collection. Rocketship xm was the first american movie to feature a female astronaut. Usually the culprit is roger corman but, amazingly, in this instance it was robert lippert who beat george by more than a month with the subject of this weeks discussion, rocketship xm 1950, which i suspect stands for extra medium.
Those that survived reverted to a caveman like existence. Elenco lloyd bridges osa massen john emery noah beery jr. The great american composer ferde grofe was best known for his colorful orchestral concert works like grand canyon suite and mississippi suite, but on rare occasion he did some work in the movies, and his landmark score for the 1950 science fiction film rocketship xm is one of his major accomplishments. John emery plays the head of the expedition, with lloyd bridges, osa massen, hugh obrian and noah beery jr. Astronauts blast off to explore the moon on rocketship xm or rocketship exploration moon. In tandem with destination moon, kurt neumanns rocketship x m introduced the science fiction genre to postwar american cinema. Webm audiovideo file, vp8vorbis, length 2 min 5 s, 480.
Only, in trumbos script they end up going to mars by accident. You are all familiar with our previous work in sending robot missiles into space. These scenes were to be spliced into existing prints, which would have meant that the original rocketship xm simply would not exist any longer except for those prints in the hands of collectors, and the opportunity to see how people in 1950 handled and solved the problems of depicting space travel on a low budget diminished. Yes, im afraid you do have it in reverse bijoubob8mm. The plot of the 1950 movie rocketship x m was based around a moon mission, hence the x m name, short for expedition moon. A craft malfunction and some fuel miscalculations cause them to end up landing on mars. A favorite line of mst3k, referencing sea hunt, a syndicated actionadventure tv show that aired from 1958 to 1961. Rocketship x m 1950 amid a race to establish a lunar military base, the first manned spaceship bound for the moon veers off course and lands on mars. This, however, does not earn it a place in the history of movies questioning traditional gender roles, since the only reason to include danish actress osa massen except maybe for her good looks was to tell the message that a womans place is at home, not aboard a.