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Stowaway to the Moon

Stowaway to the Moon

Family, Science Fiction

1h 40m

January 10, 1975 (50 years ago)

Overview

E.J. Mackernutt, Jr., an 11-year-old boy who has always been fascinated by space and astronauts, sneaks into Cape Kennedy and becomes a stowaway on a spaceship scheduled for a lunar landing. After he is discovered, NASA at first cancels the landing, but E.J. and the astronauts convince them to go forward with it. Problems arise when one of the astronauts is incapacitated by illness and the other two are stranded on the moon's surface, but E.J. is able to command the space capsule and save the day.

ActorAge thenAge now
Lloyd Bridges

Lloyd Bridges

Charlie Englehardt

Birthday: January 15, 1913

61 March 10, 1998 (85)
Jeremy Slate

Jeremy Slate

Astronaut Capt. Rick Lawrence

Birthday: February 17, 1926

48 November 19, 2006 (80)
Jim McMullan

Jim McMullan

Astronaut Ben Pelham

Birthday: October 13, 1936

3888
Morgan Paull

Morgan Paull

Astronaut Dave Anderson

Birthday: December 15, 1944

30 July 17, 2012 (67)
Michael Link

Michael Link

Eli 'E.J.' Mackernutt, Jr.

Birthday: June 12, 1962

1263
John Carradine

John Carradine

Jacob Avril

Birthday: February 5, 1906

68 November 27, 1988 (82)
Jack Callahan

Jack Callahan

Dr. Jack Smathers

Birthday: -

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Charles Conrad

Charles Conrad

Himself

Birthday: -

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Walter Brooke

Walter Brooke

Whitehead

Birthday: October 13, 1914

60 August 20, 1986 (71)
Keene Curtis

Keene Curtis

Tom Estes

Birthday: February 15, 1923

51 October 13, 2002 (79)