Catwomen of the Moon
1953
| Victor Jory as Kip Reissner |
| Marie Windsor as Helen Salinger |
| Sonny Tufts as Laird Grainger |
| Carol Brewster as Alpha |
From the 1950s comes this harrowing vision of the future. Well, maybe not harrowing. More like terribly inaccurate, misogynist, and low budget.
From the opening with standard 50’s Narrator/Philosopher droning on about man reaching the stars: “Why must we wait…why not now?” we are in for a rocket ride of sci-fi “fun” (shame). The intrepid crew of Moon Rocket 4 wake up on their hammocks as the first people in space. They are all white, but there is an actual woman on board!
| Captain Laird Grainger — Jerk. |
| Kip Reissner — Co-Pilot. In love with… |
| Helen Salinger — Navigator, and an actual woman, loves Kip but is with Laird. |
| Walt Walters — Engineer, mustachioed and wants to make a buck on everything, especially moon souvenirs |
| Doug Smith — Radio Operator, young. |
