Stowaway to the Moon

The story

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

L Lloyd BridgesCharlie Englehardt J Jeremy SlateAstronaut Capt. Rick Lawrence J Jim McMullanAstronaut Ben Pelham M Morgan PaullAstronaut Dave Anderson M Michael LinkEli 'E.J.' Mackernutt, Jr. J John CarradineJacob Avril J Jack CallahanDr. Jack Smathers C Charles ConradHimself W Walter BrookeWhitehead K Keene CurtisTom Estes E Edward FaulknerEli Mackernutt, Sr. J Jon CedarHans Hartman

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B Barbara FaulknerMrs. Mary Mackernutt S Stephen RogersJoey Williams