Moon Pilot
1962 | 98m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | James Neilson |
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| Writer: | Maurice Tombragel, Robert Buckner |
| Staring: |
| An Air Force captain inadvertently volunteers to make the first manned flight around the moon. He immediately falls under the watchful protection of various security agencies, but despite all their precautions, a young woman who may be an enemy spy succeeds in making contact with the captain. The captain eventually discovers that this woman is not an enemy but rather a friend from a very unusual source. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 05, 1962 |
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| Director: | James Neilson |
| Writer: | Maurice Tombragel, Robert Buckner |
| Genres: | Comedy, Family, Science Fiction |
| Keywords | spy, alien, space race, human alien love |
| Production Companies | Walt Disney Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Tom Tryon | Capt. Richmond Talbot |
| Brian Keith | Maj. Gen. John M. Vanneman |
| Edmond O'Brien | McClosky aka 'Mac' |
| Dany Saval | Lyrae |
| Bob Sweeney | Sen. Henry McGuire |
| Tommy Kirk | Walter Talbot |
| Kent Smith | Secretary of the Air Force |
| Sarah Selby | Mrs. Talbot |
| Nancy Kulp | Nutritionist Officer |
| Bert Remsen | Brennan |
| Harp McGuire | Federal Security Driver |
| Simon Scott | Medical Officer |
| Robert Brubaker | Space Flight Technician (uncredited) |
| Walt Davis | Air Force Officer (uncredited) |
| Douglas Evans | Colonel (uncredited) |
| Sally Field | Beatnik Girl in Lineup (uncredited) |
| Michael Garrett | Control Board Technician (uncredited) |
| Bob Hastings | Motorist (uncredited) |
| Jonathan Hole | Hotel Clerk (uncredited) |
| John Holland | Joe McCord (uncredited) |
| William Hudson | Space Flight Technician (uncredited) |
| Kenner G. Kemp | Conventioneer in Hotel Lobby (uncredited) |
| Nancy Kulp | Space Flight Nutritionist (uncredited) |
| Muriel Landers | Fat Lady (uncredited) |
| Harp McGuire | Federal Security Driver (uncredited) |
| Karen Norris | Bridge Player (uncredited) |
| Nelson Olmsted | Police Officer Dennis (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey Sayre | Conventioneer in Hotel Lobby (uncredited) |
| Bert Stevens | Conventioneer in Hotel Lobby (uncredited) |
| Chet Stratton | Captain (uncredited) |
| Arthur Tovey | Conventioneer in Hotel Lobby (uncredited) |
| Guy Wilkerson | Conventioneer in Elevator (uncredited) |
| Jo Anne Worley | Beatnik Girl in Lineup (uncredited) |
| John Zaremba | Security Officer Conducting Lineup (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Maurice Tombragel | Screenplay |
| William E. Snyder | Director of Photography |
| Bill Thomas | Costume Designer |
| James Neilson | Director |
| Robert Buckner | Story |
| Paul J. Smith | Original Music Composer |
| Cotton Warburton | Editor |
| Carroll Clark | Art Direction |
| Marvin Aubrey Davis | Art Direction |
| Emile Kuri | Set Decoration |
| William Stevens | Set Decoration |
| Pat McNalley | Makeup Artist |
| Ruth Sandifer | Hairstylist |
| Joseph L. McEveety | Assistant Director |
| Robert O. Cook | Sound Supervisor |
| Harry Lindgren | Sound Mixer |
| Eustace Lycett | Special Effects |
| Gertrude Casey | Costumer |
| Chuck Keehne | Costumer |
| Evelyn Kennedy | Music Editor |
| Joseph Oroop | Orchestrator |
| Walt Disney | Presenter |
| Ralph Helfer | Animal Coordinator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Bill Anderson | Co-Producer |
| Walt Disney | Producer |
| Ron Miller | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 4 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Underwhelming start to Disney's 1962 live-action offerings. I didn't enjoy <em>'Moon Pilot'</em>. It's far too talky for my liking, with pretty much 80/90% of the film filled with build-up to the 'main event' which ends up concluding all too quickly. There's slight mystery there with the secondar ... y premise, but that's unfulfilled in favour of chit-chat. The cast don't give performances to be remembered. Tom Tryon is alright but mostly dull as Capt. Talbot. Dany Saval is OK as Lyrae, her role is barely developed in fairness - her overall shtick is being female, it seems. Brian Keith (Maj. Vanneman) and Edmond O'Brien (McClosky) standout most, but both overact from start-to-finish; especially the shouty Keith. The intrigued surrounding Lyrae is all I have to praise, to be honest. There's a potentially good film in there, but James Neilson and crew didn't realise it unfortunately. I'm sure we'll get a remake some day.