Men Into Space

(Men Into Space)

 Season 1

38 Episodes

Episodes from the first season

1 - MOON PROBE

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Original title : Moon Probe
First Aired : 30.09.1959 (USA)
Director : Walter Doniger
Writing credits : Arthur Weiss
Cast : Robert Cornthwaite (Reporter), William Phipps (Technical Officer), Ed Kemmer (Communications Officer), John Vivyan (Ground Controller), H.M. Wynant (Joe Hale), Paul Richards (I) (Air Force Liaison , Officer), Charles Herbert (Peter McCauley), Paul Burke (Major Billy Williams), Angie Dickinson (Mary McCauley), Stacy Harris (Reporter)


The Story : His family watching from mission control, Col. Edward McCauley who is commanding the first rocket into outer space must make a desperate gamble when the second stage of his rocket fails to jettison.

2 - MOON LANDING

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Original title : Moon Landing
First Aired : 07.10.1959 (USA)
Director : Walter Doniger
Writing credits : James Clavell
Cast : Edward Paul (Guest Star), Jack Mann (Guest Star), Ernestine Barrier (Guest Star), Dean Harens (Guest Star), Paul Lambert (Guest Star), Karl Swenson (Senator Jim Sloane), Don Oreck (Major Mason Trett), Joe Maross (Major Patrick Donon), Andrew Glick (Guest Star)


The Story : Senator Jim Sloane questions the need for and cost of a mission to the moon after McCauley's first effort to the moon fails and his second effort leaves a crewman seriously injured during takeoff.

3 - BUILDING A SPACE STATION

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Original title : Building a Space Station
First Aired : 14.10.1959 (USA)
Director : Otto Lang
Writing credits : Meyer Dolinsky
Cast : Michael Galloway (Guest Star), Jack Mann (Major Hall), Bartlett Robinson (General Hicks), Nancy Hadley (Paula Smith), Christopher Dark (Capt. Forsythe), Don Dubbins (Lt. Smith), Walter Stocker (Guest Star)


The Story : McCauley races against time in order to save an astronaut who is trapped when assembling the prefabricated units of a space station. The astronaut is the son of a air force general and trapped when his sleeve catches between sections of the space station.

4 - WATER TANK RESCUE

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Original title : Water Tank Rescue
First Aired : 28.10.1959 (USA)
Director : Otto Lang
Writing credits : Ib Melchior
Cast : Peter Walker (Guest Star), Richard Travis (Guest Star), Stephen Talbot (Guest Star), Gar Moore (Captain Hal Roberts), Paul Langton (Major Warnecke), Joan Taylor (Carol Gordon), Jon Shepodd (Lt. Rick Gordon), Barry Brooks (Guest Star)


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5 - LOST MISSILE

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Original title : Lost Missile
First Aired : 04.11.1959 (USA)
Director : Walter Doniger
Writing credits : Michael Plant
Cast : Gavin MacLeod (Guest Star), Ken Lynch (Guest Star), Marcia Henderson (Guest Star), Harry Townes (Dr. William Thyssen), Jeremy Slate (Capt. Jim Nicholls)


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6 - MOONQUAKE!

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Original title : Moonquake!
First Aired : 11.11.1959 (USA)
Director : Lee Sholem
Writing credits : William Templeton
Cast : Leonard Graves (Guest Star), Mike Keene (Guest Star), Ann Doran (Guest Star), Robert Karnes (Guest Star), Britt Lomond (Guest Star), Ross Elliott (Guest Star), Bek Nelson (Guest Star), Denver Pyle (Dr. Peter Riber), Arthur Franz (Capt. Tom Farrow), Sumner Williams (Guest Star)


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7 - SPACE TRAP

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Original title : Space Trap
First Aired : 18.11.1959 (USA)
Director : Charles F. Haas
Writing credits : Francis Rosenwald, Marianne Mesner
Cast : Michael Chapin (Guest Star), Ron Foster (Lt. Neil Templeton), Dallas Mitchell (Lt. Pat Warren), Russ Conway (Gen. Devon), Robert Gist (Capt. Dan Freer), Peter Hansen (Dr. Charles Cooper), Joe Haworth (Guest Star)


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8 - ASTEROID

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Original title : Asteroid
First Aired : 25.11.1959 (USA)
Director : Lee Sholem
Writing credits : Ted Sherdeman
Cast : Herbert Rudley (Dr. Waring), Bill Williams (Dr. Stacy Croydon), Joyce Meadows (Lynn Croydon)


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9 - EDGE OF ETERNITY

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Original title : Edge Of Eternity
First Aired : 02.12.1959 (USA)
Director : Nathan Juran
Writing credits : Kalman Phillips
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10 - BURNOUT

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Original title : Burnout
First Aired : 09.12.1959 (USA)
Director : Alvin Ganzer
Writing credits : Donald Duncan
Cast : Ken Drake (Guest Star), Barbara Bestar (Guest Star), Donna Martell (Molly Gibson), Robert Clarke (Major Gibbie Gibson), Lance Fuller (Captain Bob Stark), John Sutton (Lt. Gen. Malcolm Terry), Tom McNamara (Guest Star)


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11 - FIRST WOMAN ON THE MOON

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Original title : First Woman On The Moon
First Aired : 16.12.1959 (USA)
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Cast : H.M. Wynant (Major Hale), Nancy Gates (Renza Hale), Harry Jackson (Major Markey)


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12 - CHRISTMAS ON THE MOON

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Original title : Christmas On The Moon
First Aired : 23.12.1959 (USA)
Director : Richard Carlson
Writing credits : Lawrence Louis Goldman, David Duncan
Cast : Del Russel (unknown), Paul Langton (Guest Star), Patricia Manning (Guest Star), Whit Bissell (Oliver Farrar), Keith Larsen (Jim Nichols), Sean Bartlett (Guest Star)


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13 - QUARANTINE

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Original title : Quarantine
First Aired : 30.12.1959 (USA)
Director : Walter Doniger
Writing credits : Stuart James Byrne
Cast : John Milford (Dr. Hamilton), Simon Oakland (Dr. Horton), Warren Stevens (Dr. Randolph), Guy Stockwell (Lt. Murphy)


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14 - TANKERS IN SPACE

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Original title : Tankers In Space
First Aired : 06.01.1960 (USA)
Director : Alvin Ganzer
Writing credits : Arthur Weiss
Cast : Jenifer Lea (Guest Star), Helen Mowery (Guest Star), Mary Newton (Guest Star), Robert Brubaker (Guest Star), Murray Hamilton (Lt. Col. Bill Alborg), Philip Terry (Col. Stoner), James Drury (Maj. Nick Alborg), Jack Emrek (Guest Star)


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15 - SEA OF STARS

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Original title : Sea of Stars
First Aired : 13.01.1960 (USA)
Director : Lee Sholem
Writing credits : Francis Rosenwald, Marianne Mosner, Kalman Phillips, Francis Rosenwald, Marianne Mosner
Cast : Fred Beir (Lt. Art Frey), Jack Ging (Lt. Jerry Rutledge)


The Story : Colonel McCauley pushes a young astronaut cadet to his limit during training. When Colonel McCauley is rendered unconscious the cadet has to land on Earth.

16 - A HANDFUL OF HOURS

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8.0
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Original title : A Handful Of Hours
First Aired : 20.01.1960 (USA)
Director : Alvin Ganzer
Writing credits : Michael Plant
Cast : Mark Dana (Dr. Prescott), William Schallert (Dr. Orrin), Peter Baldwin (I) (Lt. Bob Kelly)


The Story : While transporting a prominent scientist to their moon base, Col. McCauley's ship crashes. The group is miles away from the station and their oxygen tanks have been damaged.

17 - EARTHBOUND

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Original title : Earthbound
First Aired : 27.01.1960 (USA)
Director : Nathan Juran
Writing credits : Robert Hecker, Donald Duncan, Robert Hecker
Cast : John Garrett (Captain Williams), Byron Morrow (Glen Stillwell), Anne Benton (Julie Wills), Robert Reed (Russell Smith), Don Edmonds (Lt. Eden)


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18 - CAVES OF THE MOON

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Original title : Caves Of The Moon
First Aired : 03.02.1960 (USA)
Director : Lee Sholem
Writing credits : Meyer Dolinsky
Cast : Donald May (Captain Doug Bowers), Paul Comi (Major John Arnold), John Howard (Dr. Rowland Kennedy), Lillian Hamilton (Mrs. Bennett)


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19 - DATELINE: MOON

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Original title : Dateline: Moon
First Aired : 10.02.1960 (USA)
Director : Alan Crosland Jr.
Writing credits : Mike Adams, Robert Warnes Leach
Cast : Lisa Gaye (Joyce Lynn), Harry Lauter (Jimmy Manx), Ray Montgomery (Paul Carlson)


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20 - MOON CLOUD

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Original title : Moon Cloud
First Aired : 17.02.1960 (USA)
Director : Otto Lang
Writing credits : Sidney Kalcheim, Michael Plant
Cast : Allison Hayes (Mandy Holcomb), Robert Vaughn (Perry Holcomb), Douglas Dick (Harold Carter)


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21 - CONTRABAND

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Original title : Contraband
First Aired : 02.03.1960 (USA)
Director : Alvin Ganzer
Writing credits : Stuart James Byrne, David Duncan
Cast : Jon Close (Guest Star), Don Ross (Dr. Orr), Robert Christopher (Dr. Bromfield), Robert Osterloh (Dr. Rice), James Coburn (Dr. Nanny), Pat McCaffrie (Guest Star)


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22 - DARK OF THE MOON

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Original title : Dark Of The Moon
First Aired : 09.03.1960 (USA)
Director : Alvin Ganzer
Writing credits : David Duncan
Cast : John McNamara (I) (Guest Star), Manning Ross (Dr. Torrance Alexander), Carol Ohmart (Muriel Gallagher), Billy Lechner (Major Paul Ellis [as , William Lechner])


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23 - VERDICT IN ORBIT

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Original title : Verdict In Orbit
First Aired : 16.03.1960 (USA)
Director : Nathan Juran
Writing credits : Michael Plant, Sidney Kalcheim
Cast : Peter Adams (Dr. Arnold Rawdin), Tod Andrews (Lt. Col. Vern Driscoll)


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24 - IS THERE ANOTHER CIVILIZATION?

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Original title : Is There Another Civilization?
First Aired : 23.03.1960 (USA)
Director : Nathan Juran
Writing credits : Jerome Bixby, Robert Warnes Leach, William Templeton
Cast : David Bedell (Guest Star), Mike Rayhill (Guest Star), John Compton (Guest Star), Joe Flynn (Carey Stoddart), Paul Carr (Captain Swanson), John Bryant (Major Bowers), Howard Vann (Guest Star)


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25 - SHADOWS OF THE MOON

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Original title : Shadows Of The Moon
First Aired : 30.03.1960 (USA)
Director : Alvin Ganzer
Writing credits : David Duncan
Cast : Harry Carey Jr. (Major Boythe), Gerald Mohr (Dr. Bernard Bush), Mort Mills (Dr. George Coldwell)


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26 - FLASH IN THE SKY

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Original title : Flash In The Sky
First Aired : 06.04.1960 (USA)
Director : Walter Doniger
Writing credits : David Duncan
Cast : Mark Houston (Guest Star), William Hudson (I) (Guest Star), Joan Marshall (Lorrie Sigmund), John Lupton (Dr. Guthrie Durlock), Robert O'Connor (Guest Star)


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27 - LUNAR SECRET

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Original title : Lunar Secret
First Aired : 13.04.1960 (USA)
Director : Franklin Adreon
Writing credits : Michael Plant
Cast : Kort Falkenberg (Guest Star), Sally Bliss (Dr. Alice Roe), Mimi Gibson (Jenny), John Hudson (Captain Kyle Rennish), Robert Courtleigh (Guest Star)


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28 - VOICE OF INFINITY

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Original title : Voice Of Infinity
First Aired : 20.04.1960 (USA)
Director : Alan Crosland Jr.
Writing credits : Ib Melchior
Cast : Rand Brooks (Guest Star), Charles Stewart (Guest Star), Ralph Taeger (Corp. Fred Jones), Charles Cooper (Dr. Thomas Ward), Myron Healey (Major Steve Hawkes), Barnaby Hale (Guest Star)


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29 - FROM ANOTHER WORLD

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Original title : From Another World
First Aired : 27.04.1960 (USA)
Director : Herman Hoffman
Writing credits : Beirne Lay, Jr.
Cast : Rand Harper (Guest Star), Alan Dexter (Gen. Brereton), Edward Platt (Dr. Luraski)


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30 - EMERGENCY MISSION

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Original title : Emergency Mission
First Aired : 04.05.1960 (USA)
Director : Alvin Ganzer
Writing credits : Kalman Phillips
Cast : Wayne Mallory (Guest Star), William Leslie (Guest Star), John Baer (Major Hodges), Anne Neyland (Anne Benson), Donald Woods (Col. Jim Benson), Edson Stroll (Guest Star)


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31 - BEYOND THE STARS

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Original title : Beyond The Stars
First Aired : 11.05.1960 (USA)
Director : Jack Herzberg
Writing credits : David Duncan
Cast : James Best (Lt. John Leonard), Gene Nelson (Maj. Charles Randolph), Sally Fraser (Donna Talbot)


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32 - MISSION TO MARS

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Original title : Mission To Mars
First Aired : 25.05.1960 (USA)
Director : William Conrad
Writing credits : Lewis Jay
Cast : Ted Roter (Guest Star), Don Eitner (Maj. Ralph Devers), Jack Hogan (Maj. Ingram), Jeremy Slate (Capt. Jim Nicholls), John Van Dreelen (Col. Tolchek), Wil Huffman (Guest Star)


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33 - MOON TRAP

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Original title : Moon Trap
First Aired : 01.06.1960 (USA)
Director : Otto Lang
Writing credits : Lewis Jay
Cast : Don Burnett (Captain Dick Jackson), Richard Emory (Dr. Parker), Dan Barton (Major Tom Jackson), Robin Lory (Harriet)


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34 - FLAREUP

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Original title : Flareup
First Aired : 17.08.1960 (USA)
Director : Herman Hoffman
Writing credits : Sidney Kalcheim, Donald Duncan
Cast : Jay Warren (Russian Captain), Larry Thor (Major General Mallon), Preston Hanson (Captain Rumbough), Eric Feldary (Col. Alexandrov), Skip Ward (Captain Webb), Edgar Barrier (Russian General), Werner Klemperer (Major Kralenko), Lee Raymond (Guest Star)


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35 - INTO THE SUN

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Original title : Into The Sun
First Aired : 24.08.1960 (USA)
Director : Jack Herzberg
Writing credits : Fred Freiberger, Lewis Jay
Cast : Nelson Leigh (General Adams), Harp McGuire (Major Tex Nolan), Paul Picerni (Bob King), Mack Williams (Man)


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36 - THE SUN NEVER SETS

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Original title : The Sun Never Sets
First Aired : 31.08.1960 (USA)
Director : Alvin Ganzer
Writing credits : Lewis Jay
Cast : Roy Dean (Guest Star), Mavis Neal Palmer (Lady Alice), Robin Hughes (Captain Tom , Hetherford), David Frankham (Neil Bedford Jones), John Sutton (Vice Marshal Terry), Sydney Smith (Guest Star)


The Story : McCauley visits England and advises the British space program. He objects to the design of a second stage rocket. The British launch the spacecraft anyway and the second stage malfunctions hurling the craft into a tumbling orbit around the earth. With the help of a new British astronaut, McCauley pursues the crippled ship and succeeds in rescuing the crew.

37 - MYSTERY SATELLITE

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5.0
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Original title : Mystery Satellite
First Aired : 07.09.1960 (USA)
Director : William Conrad
Writing credits : Lewis Jay
Cast : Mel Marshall (Sgt. Tucker), Harry Ellerbe (Maj. Gen. Albright), Mike Steele (Maj. Vic Enright), Edward Mallory (Capt. Don Miller), Charles Maxwell (Col. Frank Bartlett), Brett King (Maj. Tim O'Leary), George Diestel (Maj. Bob Williams)


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38 - FLIGHT TO THE RED PLANET

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Original title : Flight To The Red Planet
First Aired : 14.09.1960 (USA)
Director : David Friedkin
Writing credits : Lewis Jay
Cast : Harry Ellerbe (Guest Star), Tom Middleton (Guest Star), Michael Pate (Guest Star), Marshall Thompson (Major Devery), John Zaremba (Guest Star)


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