On the Threshold of Space 1956
6.5 / 10
On the Threshold of Space
In the early stages of the space program, Capt. Jim Hollenbeck undergoes any experiment needed to ensure success in the new Air Force branch -- even though he's not required to be a subject in the tests. Always remaining a constant source of support, his wife, Pat, accepts his unwavering commitment to scientific progress. When Maj. Ward Thomas becomes the new head of the program, Hollenbeck must convince him of the necessity of taking the extra steps.
In the early stages of the space program, Capt. Jim Hollenbeck undergoes any experiment needed to ensure success in the new Air Force branch -- even though he's not required to be a subject in the tests. Always remaining a constant source of support, his wife, Pat, accepts his unwavering commitment to scientific progress. When Maj. Ward Thomas becomes the new head of the program, Hollenbeck must convince him of the necessity of taking the extra steps.
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... Capt. Jim Hollenbeck
... Pat Lange
... Dr. Hugo Thornton
... Maj. Ward Thomas
... Lt. Mort Glenn
... Capt. Mike Bentley
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Can you imagine a movie made nowadays with an introduction from some high-flying military type telling us, in the most imperious of tones, that the impending movie really "is" the future? Well we have one here, as Guy Madison ("Hollenbeck") trials an experimental ejector seat that has an habit of breaking the shoulder of anyone who uses it at altitude; else it spins round and round enough to render you just as dead as if you hadn't used it in the first place! Can he find a solution? Well, with the help of "Pat Lange" (Virginia Leith) and a team including John Kodiak and Dean Jagger, we just know that he can. It's not that this is a bad film - though it isn't very good; it's just that it is a pretty shallow cold war competitive drama with the usual "must beat the Soviets" imperative that probably worked ok in 1956, but now is all just a bit feeble and scare-mongery. It does feature the odd bit of impressive aerial photography, but the rest of the film is very formulaic with the actors doing things very much by the numbers, a dry script that does likewise and an ending that could been seen just as easily from space as the Great Wall of China. To be fair, it doesn't play quite so fast and loose with the science as many, but it's still totally unremarkable.
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Release Date:
Mar 29, 1956 (United States)
Run Time:
1hr 38`
MMPA Rating:
NR
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United States
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Released
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Can you imagine a movie made nowadays with an introduction from some high-flying military type telling us, in the most imperious of tones, that the impending movie really "is" the future? Well we have one here, as Guy Madison ("Hollenbeck") trials an experimental ejector seat that has an habit of breaking the shoulder of anyone who uses it at altitude; else it spins round and round enough to render you just as dead as if you hadn't used it in the first place! Can he find a solution? Well, with the help of "Pat Lange" (Virginia Leith) and a team including John Kodiak and Dean Jagger, we just know that he can. It's not that this is a bad film - though it isn't very good; it's just that it is a pretty shallow cold war competitive drama with the usual "must beat the Soviets" imperative that probably worked ok in 1956, but now is all just a bit feeble and scare-mongery. It does feature the odd bit of impressive aerial photography, but the rest of the film is very formulaic with the actors doing things very much by the numbers, a dry script that does likewise and an ending that could been seen just as easily from space as the Great Wall of China. To be fair, it doesn't play quite so fast and loose with the science as many, but it's still totally unremarkable.
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On the Threshold of Space
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Robert D. Webb... Director
Cast
... Capt. Jim Hollenbeck
... Pat Lange
... Dr. Hugo Thornton
... Maj. Ward Thomas
... Lt. Mort Glenn
... Capt. Mike Bentley
... Lee Welch
... Lt. Col. Dick Masters
... Sgt. Ike Forbes
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... Producer
... Executive Producer
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