Stowaway to the Moon

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.

NR19751h 40m5.8Movie

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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.

Cast

Lloyd Bridges
Lloyd Bridges
Charlie Englehardt
Jeremy Slate
Jeremy Slate
Astronaut Capt. Rick Lawrence
Jim McMullan
Jim McMullan
Astronaut Ben Pelham
Morgan Paull
Morgan Paull
Astronaut Dave Anderson
Michael Link
Michael Link
Eli 'E.J.' Mackernutt, Jr.
John Carradine
John Carradine
Jacob Avril
Jack Callahan
Jack Callahan
Dr. Jack Smathers
Charles Conrad
Charles Conrad
Himself
Walter Brooke
Walter Brooke
Whitehead
Keene Curtis
Keene Curtis
Tom Estes
Edward Faulkner
Edward Faulkner
Eli Mackernutt, Sr.
Jon Cedar
Jon Cedar
Hans Hartman