Episode Info

Final: 1x38 -- Flight to the Red Planet (Sep/14/1960)

Cast

William Lundigan As Col. Edward McCauley

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1x27: Lunar Secret recap: At the USAF rehabilitation center, McCauley and Captain Kyle Rennish meet with Dr. Alice Roe. They’re there to see Jenny, Kyle’s daughter, who was in the family car when her mother died in the accident. As they go in, Alice warns Kyle that Jenny refuses to accept that her mother is dead. As the doctor starts to explain that Jenny said something strange, McCauley brings the girl in. Kyle tells his daughter that Alice said that she’s stable enough that he can go on a photographic reconnaissance mission to the moon. Jenny is disappointed and says that she thought her father was going to take her home to her mother. Alice reminds her of how they talked about her mother being dead, but Jenny says that her mother talked to her that morning and is helping her to walk. The doctor has Kyle take Jenny into the playroom to explain... read more.

1x26: Flash in the Sky recap: Mary McCauley is watching television at home as her husband makes a broadcast from the moon, explaining that they plan to launch a ship for Venus from there. Her friend Lorrie Sigmund arrives and they sit down to watch as McCauley introduces Dr. Guthrie Durlock, the creator of the Venus rocket. Lorrie immediately takes an interest in Guthrie... read more.

1x25: Shadows on the Moon recap: On the moon, McCauley and Major Jim Blythe are collecting rock samples and Blythe comments notices a formation that looks like a grinning face. McCauley dismisses it as natural erosion and continues collecting specimens. Blythe takes some photos anyway, insisting that it’s worth some pictures. McCauley continues looking for radioactive ore and Blythe soon catches up to him. They find traces of radioactive elements, collect samples, and start to head back to the ship. McCauley advises Blythe to leave some of the equipment behind and the major places it next to a marker flag, M-6... read more.

1x24: Is There Another Civilization? recap: Spaceship M-13 is heading home from a deep-space probe. The three-man crew checks in with McCauley, who tells them that they have a press conference after they return. Once they end communications, the crew spots an approaching meteor storm. Major Summers applies full power to try to clear the cluster, but one meteor strikes their ship. Johnny Ferrell and Al Lewisham confirm that everything is working normally. McCauley checks in to warn them not to attempt re-entry while they are off-course and Summers explains the situation and requests new data... read more.

1x23: Verdict in Orbit recap: On Earth, McCauley is finishing preparations for his next launch when Sgt. Wilson brings in the colonel’s son Peter. The launch he was there to watch has been postponed and McCauley tells him to ride his bike home before dark, just like they promised his mom. Peter reluctantly leaves after promising to take care of Mary and Johnny. Wilson informs McCauley that everyone is there for the preflight briefing except for Dr. Arnold Rawdin, who is still at home. The colonel calls the doctor at home and Rawdin explains that when the flight was postponed, the reporters held him up at home. Rawdin also wasn’t aware that McCauley wanted him there for the preflight briefing, but assures the colonel that he’ll be there now in fifteen minutes now that he understands... read more.

Crew

Creator: Chesley Bonestell
Executive Producer: Ivan Tors, Maurice Ziv
Producer: Lewis J. Rachmil
Associate Producer: Mel Epstein
Music Editor: Milton Lustig
Make-up: John Holden
Set Decorator: Bruce MacDonald, Charles Thompson, Glen Daniels, Lucien Hafley

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