The First Men in the Moon (1919 film)
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| Directed by | Bruce Gordon J.L.V. Leigh |
| Written by | R. Byron Webber H.G. Wells(novel) |
| Starring | Bruce Gordon Heather Thatcher Lionel d'Aragon |
| Distributed by | Gaumont British Distributors Ltd. (1919) (UK) (theatrical) |
| Language | English |
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- For the 1964 film, see First Men in the Moon
The First Men in the Moon is a black and white silent movie from 1919 directed by Bruce Gordon and J.L.V. Leigh. The film is based on H. G. Wells' 1901 science fiction novel The First Men in the Moon. This, the 1919 version is the original film and there has since been many other adaptions of the original story on the big screen, radio and video.
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Cast
- Bruce Gordon as Hogben
- Heather Thatcher as Susan
- Hector Abbas as Sampson Cavor
- Lionel d'Aragon as Rupert Bedford
- Cecil Morton York as Grand Lunar
Plot
When the world learns that a select team of astronauts is to land on the moon, there is great excitement at the prospect of the first moon landing. However when the astronauts arrive they are in for a shock when they find an old British flag from years before. Like many films of its type there are weird monsters on the moon, and they don't like humans.
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1919 films | Silent films | Moon-related films | Films based on the works of H. G. Wells | Black and white films