KTXL FOX 40 Matinee Movie H.G. Wells' FIRST MEN IN THE MOON (1964)

KTXL FOX 40 Matinee Movie H.G. Wells' FIRST MEN IN THE MOON (1964)
When a contemporary spaceship lands on the moon, it's hailed as a new accomplishment before it becomes clear that a Victorian party completed the trek in 1899. This leads investigators to the earlier mission's last surviving crew member. Director: Nathan Juran; Writers: Nigel Kneale, Jan Read, H.G. Wells
Stars: Edward Judd, Martha Hyer, Lionel Jeffries
First Men in the Moon (also known H.G. Wells' First Men in the Moon) is a 1964 British science fiction film produced by Charles H. Schneer, directed by Nathan Juran, and starring Edward Judd, Martha Hyer and Lionel Jeffries. The film, distributed by Columbia Pictures, is an adaptation by screenwriter Nigel Kneale of H. G. Wells' 1901 novel The First Men in the Moon. Ray Harryhausen provided the stop-motion animation effects, which include the Selenites, giant caterpillar-like "Moon Cows" and the large-brained Grand Lunar.