First Men in the Moon (1964) - full transcript

- WELL, WE'RE HERE, NEVSKY.
- I SEE, COLONEL.

RICE TO CREW.

TRANSMIT TOUCHDOWN TIME
AND POSITION TO MOTHER SHIP.

LET'S HAVE A LOOK AT THE
ENVIRONMENT TELEMETRY.

ONLY CHILD TO U.S. 1.

TOUCHDOWN AT SEVEN HOURS, TWO
MINUTES, NINE SECONDS SIDEREAL TIME.

37 DEGREES, 8
MINUTES, 10 SECONDS.

WHAT'S IT LIKE OUT THERE, STUART?
THE READINGS ARE COMING NOW.

U.N. 1 TO ONLY CHILD ON
H.F. HOW DO YOU READ?

HOW DO YOU READ? RICE ON
U.H.F. HIGH. DO YOU READ ME?

ROGER. LOUD AND CLEAR.
HOW WAS THE LANDING?



WE MADE IT IN ONE PIECE. ENVIRONMENT
CONDITIONS ARE GO, COLONEL.

WE'RE PUTTING THE
SURVEY TEAM DOWN.

SERGEANT MARTIN IS ENTERING THE
ESCAPE HATCH NOW. HERE'S NEVSKY.

SET? GO, SIR.

ROGER. ROGER, ONLY CHILD.
YOUR IMPACT POINT IS RIGHT ON.

READ YOU LOUD AND CLEAR.
SECURE ESCAPE HATCH.

HOW DOES IT LOOK
OUT OF THE WINDOW?

DECONTAMINATE.

ELAPSED TIME IS 13 PLUS 10.

THIS IS IT, RICE...
THE BIG EVENT.

RELEASE OUTER LOCK.

SERGEANT ANDREW MARTIN,
THE FARM BOY FROM INDIANA,

TOUCHED BY THE FINGER OF FATE TO BE
THE FIRST MAN TO SET FOOT ON THE MOON...

CONGRATULATIONS ARE POURING IN
ALREADY FROM EVERY NATION IN THE WORLD.



MARTIN, STUART.

WELL, I DIDN'T PUT IT THERE.

HEY, COLONEL, WE FOUND
SOMETHING. YOU'D BETTER TAKE A LOOK.

AND HERE'S SOMETHING ELSE.

"CLAIMED FOR HER
MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA...

IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1899."

HOW ARE WE GOING
TO EXPLAIN THIS?

THE KREMLIN... THEY'LL
NEVER BELIEVE IT.

IT SEEMS TO BE A
SUMMONS OF SOME KIND.

KATHERINE CALLENDER,
WHOEVER SHE IS.

THEY WILL NEVER
BELIEVE IT. NEVER!

"DYMCHURCH."

WE'D BETTER GET IT ON THE SCANNER
BACK TO EARTH BEFORE IT FALLS TO PIECES.

HOW AM I GOING TO TELL
THEM THIS? QUEEN VICTORIA.

FOR CRYING OUT LOUD, THEY'LL
THINK I'M NUTS OR SOMETHING.

RICE TO MOTHER SHIP.
RICE TO MOTHER SHIP.

URGENTLY REQUEST U.N. SPACE
AGENCY INVESTIGATION TEAM...

PROCEED AT ONCE TO
DYMCHURCH, ENGLAND.

SERGEANT MARTIN IS THE FIRST
MAN TO SET FOOT ON THE MOON.

WE'LL SEE THERE NEVER
WAS A KATHERINE CALLENDER.

YOU COMING, DR. TOK?

DON'T FORGET ENGLAND IS
THE LAND OF ECCENTRICS.

THERE'S A MAN ON THE MOON
FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME.

I HOPE.

EXCUSE ME. YOU'RE DR. TOK
FROM THE U.N. SPACE AGENCY?

I'M FROM THE EXPRESS.
COULD YOU TELL ME...

1899?

WELL, THAT'S ALMOST A
BIT BEFORE MY TIME, YEAH.

WELL, WE KEEP THE
RECORDS OVER THERE, YEAH.

KATHERINE CALLENDER, YOU SAY.

IS IT A BIRTH OR A
WEDDING OR A DEATH?

WE JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF A
KATHERINE CALLENDER ONCE LIVED HERE.

OH, YES, COME THIS
WAY. THANK YOU.

SO SOME CRACKPOT FAKED IT. WHY?

TO TAKE THE FROSTING
OFF THE U.N. CAKE.

MOTHER EMPIRE
STILL WAVING THE FLAG.

WELL, WE... WE BETTER START
WITH THE BIRTHS, WHAT? YES.

OH, BLESS MY SOUL.
THESE ARE THE DEATHS.

WELL, YOU KNOW, IT'S
WEDDINGS. WEDDINGS.

THEY ALWAYS AFFECT ME. THEY DO.

EVEN NOW. LOOK AT THIS STUFF.

THEY NEVER AFFECTED
ME, MUCH TO MY REGRET.

HERE WE ARE. C-A...

CALLAGHAN, CALDER, YEAH.

YOU DID SAY CALLENDER?

YES, CALLENDER,
KATHERINE CALLENDER.

WELL, THERE'S NO RECORD OF ANY
KATHERINE CALLENDER AMONG THE BIRTHS.

YOU SEE? SHE NEVER EXISTED.
THE ADDRESS IS CHERRY COTTAGE.

BEDFORD, BEDFORD, BED... AH! I
REMEMBER NOW. I MARRIED HER.

FROM BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.
SO THERE IS A KATHERINE CALLENDER?

WAS. SHE DIED
SOME TEN YEARS AGO.

THIS MR. BEDFORD?
IS HE STILL ALIVE?

YES. IF HE WASN'T, HE'D
BE IN THIS GOOD BOOK.

OVER HERE. EXCUSE ME. HAS THIS
ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE MOON LANDING?

HOLD IT. YOU WERE
SAYING SOMETHING?

MR. BEDFORD HAS BEEN IN A NURSING
HOME FOR A LONG TIME. NO STAMINA.

WHERE IS IT? IT'S CALLED THE
LIMES, UH, OUTSIDE DYMCHURCH.

IT'S ALONG THE FOLKESTONE ROAD.

WHO IS THIS
MR. BEDFORD? NO COMMENT.

UH, WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO
LET THEM KNOW YOU'RE COMING?

A PICTURE THEN OR
SOMETHING? OH, COME ON.

I'M TRYING TO FIND OUT
MYSELF. FOLLOW US. THE

FOLKESTONE ROAD. THE
LIMES, THE NURSING HOME.

THE U.N. SPACE AGENCY?

YES, UM, WELL, I HOPE YOU'RE
NOT WASTING YOUR TIME.

WE'VE HAD TROUBLE BEFORE
WITH MR. BEDFORD'S OBSESSIONS.

IF YOU'LL JUST FOLLOW ME,
I'LL TAKE YOU UP TO HIS ROOM.

OBSESSIONS, YOU SAY? SENDING
LETTERS ABROAD TO OFFICIAL BODIES...

RUSSIAN SPACE AGENCY, NATIONAL
AERONAUTIC AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION...

ABOUT THE MOON!

THE MOMENT I SAW YOUR
CREDENTIALS, I WONDERED.

WHAT SORT OF LETTERS?
WARNINGS, ABSURD WARNINGS.

DOES HE KNOW OF THE EXPEDITION
THERE? WE DON'T LET HIM WATCH TV.

IT ONLY EXCITES HIM NEEDLESSLY.

- NOW, MUST YOU SEE HIM?
- IT IS NECESSARY.

JUST THE U.N. PARTY.

YOU NEWSPAPERMEN ARE
NOT ALLOWED THROUGH.

MR. BEDFORD!

UH, VISITORS.

MR. ARNOLD BEDFORD?

I'M RICHARD CHALLIS OF
THE U.N. SPACE AGENCY.

THIS IS MISS MARGARET HOY,
MR. GLUSHKOV AND DR. TOK.

PLEASE, SIR, WON'T YOU SIT
DOWN? LET ME TAKE THIS AWAY.

I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND
US BARGING IN LIKE THIS.

I WANT TO ASK YOU ONE
QUESTION. WE CAN SAVE TIME.

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN
THESE THINGS BEFORE?

UH, UH, UH, MY... MY GLASS.

YES.

H-HOW DID YOU...

HOW DID YOU FIND...

YOU FOUND THEM ON
THE MOON, DIDN'T YOU?

YES. YES.

THERE'S BEEN AN EXPEDITION.
THEY DIDN'T TELL ME.

IT'S THERE NOW. THERE NOW?

THEY MUSTN'T. THEY'RE IN GREAT
DANGER. PLEASE. STEADY, SIR.

I KNOW! PLEASE, SIR. MATRON!

YOU REALLY MUST
GO. THEY MUST KNOW!

THEY'VE GOT TO KNOW.

ARE YOU SERIOUSLY TELLING
US THAT YOU HAVE BEEN...

ON THE MOON AND RETURNED?

1899.

OH, IT'S SO LONG.

THANK YOU.

I'D BEEN... I'D BEEN ENGAGED IN AN
UNSUCCESSFUL BUSINESS SPECULATION.

TO BE FRANK, MY CREDITORS
WERE PRESSING ME HARD.

YOU SEE, I'D ALWAYS HAD
THE IDEA I COULD WRITE A PLAY.

WONDERFUL FINANCIAL
POSSIBILITIES IN A SUCCESSFUL PLAY.

SO I LOOKED AROUND FOR SOMEWHERE
SECLUDED WHERE I COULD WRITE.

IN THE END, I RENTED A
COTTAGE OUT NEAR DYMCHURCH.

I REMEMBER... I REMEMBER IT
WAS ALONG AN ABANDONED CANAL.

AH!

JUST ONE TODAY, MR. BEDFORD.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

HI! INFERNAL CONTRAPTION.

HELLO!

HELLO, DARLING. KATE!

WAS IT ALL RIGHT? WITH YOUR
RELATIONS IN LONDON, I MEAN.

NO TROUBLE AT ALL. THEY THINK I'M
AT WORTHING, REHEARSING A PLAY.

OH, CHERRY COTTAGE.

OH, ARNOLD, IT'S LOVELY
AND WITH A REAL CHERRY TREE.

THE MOAT TO MY CASTLE. COME ON.

WATCH YOUR STEP. ALL RIGHT?

THANK YOU. OH,
IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL.

CAREFUL. IT'S LIKE A
PICTURE POSTCARD.

YOU'RE SEEING IT AT THE
BEST TIME OF THE YEAR.

HOW'S THE WORK
GOING? OH, FINE, FINE.

GOOD.

OH, ARNOLD.

OH, IT'S CHARMING.

IT'S THE PERFECT PLACE
TO WRITE YOUR PLAY.

WELL, IT'S
COMFORTABLE AND QUIET.

"ACT 1, SCENE 1."

IS THAT AS MUCH
AS YOU'VE WRITTEN?

YOU KNOW HOW
DIFFICULT IT IS TO START.

YES, DARLING, I KNOW.

YOU SEE, THE BASIC IDEA
IS THE IMPORTANT THING.

AFTER THAT, IT'S JUST A
QUESTION OF SLOGGING AWAY.

I'VE GOT A PRODUCER IN LONDON
WHO'S CLAMORING FOR THE MANUSCRIPT.

THIS IS PROBABLY SOMETHING
FROM HIM HERE. EXCUSE ME, DARLING.

"RENT IN ARREARS, 20 POUNDS."

OH, WELL, HE'LL JUST
HAVE TO BE PATIENT.

ARNOLD, IT'S PERFECT. JUST MY IDEA
OF A LITTLE OLD ENGLISH COTTAGE.

IT REALLY BELONGS TO YOU? UH, YES. AN
OLD AUNT OF MINE RETIRED DOWN HERE.

I WAS ALWAYS A PARTICULAR FAVORITE
OF HERS, AND, WELL, SHE LEFT IT TO ME.

THEN, ARNOLD, WHAT'S TO STOP US?

THE TWO OF US ARE HERE.
WE CAN GET MARRIED NOW.

YOU'VE A LONDON PRODUCER
CLAMORING FOR YOUR PLAY.

OR IS IT THAT YOU'RE TOO SET IN
YOUR COMFORTABLE BACHELOR WAYS?

OH, NO, KATE, I MEAN, I'M AS
IMPATIENT AS YOU ARE, BUT, KATE,

THERE'S SOMETHING
YOU OUGHT TO KNOW.

YOU SEE, ALL MY
MONEY'S IN BOOTS.

YES, ARMY SURPLUS
BOOTS FROM THE BOER WAR.

I KNOW IT'LL PAY OFF WHEN
I FIND THE RIGHT CUSTOMER.

MEANWHILE, I'M VERY
MUCH AFRAID I SHALL HAVE

TO SELL CHERRY COTTAGE
TO MEET MY CREDITORS.

OH, NO, ARNOLD. WE'LL
THINK OF SOMETHING, DARLING.

RIGHT NOW I'D LIKE
TO FRESHEN UP A BIT.

THE STAIRS ARE RIGHT HERE, DEAR.

OH, I CAN MANAGE QUITE
WELL ALONE, DARLING.

OH. YES.

♪ LA, LA-LA ♪

♪ LA, LA, LA ♪

♪ LA, LA, LA, LA-LA ♪

♪ LA, LA, LA LA, LA, LA... ♪

♪ LA, LA, LA ♪♪

THAT'S STRANGE.

THAT'S VERY STRANGE. YEAH.

UH, EXCUSE ME. EXCUSE ME.

I WAS ON THE WAY TO THE
VILLAGE, AND I NOTICED THE SMOKE.

I THOUGHT PERHAPS THE
PLACE WAS EMPTY, BUT I, UM...

I'LL EXPLAIN. I'LL EXPLAIN. MY
NAME IS CAVOR, JOSEPH CAVOR.

HOW DO YOU DO? OH,
LET ME HELP YOU. THERE.

HELLO. HELLO. I LIVE IN THE HOUSE
ACROSS THE FIELDS OVER THERE.

I'M KATE. HELLO. HOW DO YOU DO?

I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND MY ASKING, BUT
ARE YOU THE OWNER OF THE COTTAGE?

NO, MR. BEDFORD'S
GONE TO THE VILLAGE.

MR. BEDFORD, RIGHT.
WON'T YOU COME IN?

THAT'S VERY NICE OF YOU. YES, I
WILL. THANK YOU. HE WON'T BE LONG.

I HOPE I'M NOT BEING AN
INTRUSION. NOT AT ALL.

GOOD. IT'S A DELIGHTFUL LITTLE
PLACE. I'VE KNOWN IT SINCE I WAS A BOY.

AFTER YOU. THANK YOU.

OH. PLEASE SIT DOWN, MR. CAVOR.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

I'LL BRING SOME TEA.
THAT'LL BE NICE. THANK YOU.

YOU SEE, I'M A
RESEARCH SCIENTIST.

I'M ON THE POINT OF COMPLETING A MOST
IMPORTANT SCIENTIFIC DEMONSTRATION.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, IT'S
PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST...

IMPORTANT SCIENTIFIC
DEMONSTRATIONS OF ALL TIME.

I'D LIKE TO SAY HOW PLEASED I AM TO
HAVE YOU AND MR. BEDFORD AS NEIGHBORS.

UH, THE POINT IS, I MOVED
HERE FOR THE ISOLATION.

WE WON'T TROUBLE YOU. THAT'S JUST WHAT
ATTRACTS ARNOLD... MR. BEDFORD, I MEAN.

HE NEEDS PEACE AND
QUIET TO WRITE HIS PLAY.

I UNDERSTAND THAT.

WELL, THEN, WHAT IS IT?

WELL, I MUST TELL YOU THAT
THERE'S A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF RISK,

EVEN DANGER, CONNECTED
WITH MY EXPERIMENTS.

IT MIGHT EVEN DAMAGE
YOUR PROPERTY.

NOW, IF MR. BEDFORD
WOULD CONSIDER SELLING,

I'D BE WILLING TO PAY
ANYTHING WITHIN REASON.

YOU MEAN YOU WANT
TO BUY CHERRY COTTAGE?

YES, I DO. YES. HOW
MUCH WERE YOU FIGURING?

I'M NOT VERY GOOD
AT THIS SORT OF THING.

I THOUGHT PERHAPS A THOUSAND
POUNDS OR PERHAPS A LITTLE MORE.

WHY, THAT'S $5,000. YES.

THE COTTAGE HAS BEEN IN MR. BEDFORD'S
FAMILY FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

HE HAS A DEEP SENTIMENTAL
ATTACHMENT FOR IT.

I KNOW, YES, WELL, YOU
SEE, THE TROUBLE IS,

MY EXPERIMENTS HAVE
COST ME SO MUCH UP TO NOW.

OF COURSE, I MIGHT BE ABLE TO
DOUBLE IT. I... BUT, I... GOOD LORD.

GOOD LORD. I FORGOT.
THE FURNACE! THE FURNACE!

GIBBS! GIBBS!

GIBBS! GIBBS!

MR. CAVOR? GIBBS! OH,
MAYBE IT'S OUT! GIBBS!

YOU FORGOT YOUR BICYCLE.

YES! YES, I HAVE A BICYCLE.
THAT'S QUITE RIGHT. YES! GIBBS!

ARNOLD! ARNOLD, THE
MOST WONDERFUL NEWS.

UH-HUH. I'VE SOLD THE COTTAGE.

YOU'VE WHAT? I'VE SOLD
CHERRY COTTAGE TO MR. CAVOR.

WHAT, THAT CRACKPOT?
GIBBS! GIBBS, THE FURNACE!

HERE. YOU BETTER TAKE
THIS TO HIM. HE FORGOT IT.

ARNOLD?

MR. CAVOR, I'VE COME ABOUT
THE COTTAGE. NOW, FIRST OF ALL...

LEFT THE BICYCLE AGAIN, HAS HE?
WHERE'S CAVOR? I WANT TO TALK TO HIM.

INSIDE. DOOR'S OPEN.

SOMEONE TO SEE YOU.

MY NAME'S BEDFORD.
THERE'S A GENTLEMAN HERE.

AH, STAND BY, GIBBS. ANY MOMENT!

NOW! GET IT QUICKLY! FIX THAT!
THE WEIGHT'S COME OFF THE END!

CAVOR! I'VE COME ABOUT THE
HOUSE. JUST A MINUTE. FIX THAT.

I'VE GOT TO GET THIS STRAIGHT.
GIBBS, GET THE DOORS QUICK!

YOU MUST REALIZE... JUST
HAVE A LITTLE PATIENCE.

YOU MUST REALIZE WHAT I... FOR HEAVEN
SAKES, MAN! PLEASE. GETTING ON, SEE.

I'M TRYING TO TELL YOU! CAVOR!
YOU MUST LISTEN TO WHAT I'M SAYING.

JUST A MINUTE. JUST A MINUTE.

MR. CAVOR, MY FIANCEE IS IN
NO POSITION TO... OPEN THE DOOR!

GET OUT OF THE WAY,
MAN. IT'S GETTING HOT.

CAVOR. GO ON. GET. GO
ON. GET OUT. GET OUT.

MR. CAVOR, I SIMPLY
MUST GET THIS STRAIGHT.

I...

I'M NOT IN A POSITION
TO... IT'S TOO HIGH.

UH, YOU SEE, KATE...

UH, KATE...

COULDN'T POSSIBLY SELL YOU
CHERRY COTTAGE BECAUSE...

- WHAT IS THIS STUFF?
- WHAT?

WHAT IS THIS STUFF?

THAT'S CAVORITE. IT'S CAVORITE.

YOU SEE, UH... OH, NICELY ON
TEMPERATURE, NICELY ON TEMPERATURE.

MR. CAVOR? MM-HMM.

IF YOU WOULD... MMM?

KINDLY TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT
IT IS YOU'RE TRYING TO DO...

IN A SIMPLE LANGUAGE, IF YOU DON'T MIND,
BECAUSE, YOU SEE, I'M NOT A SCIENTIST.

THAT IS, OF COURSE,
IF IT ISN'T A SECRET.

IT IS A SECRET. IT IS A SECRET.

WOULD YOU, UM...
WOULD YOU TELL ME?

YES, I WILL TELL
YOU. I WILL TELL YOU.

I'LL EXPLAIN. I'LL EXPLAIN.

NOW, YOU KNOW THAT
YOU CAN USE SCREENS,

LIKE THIS, TO CUT
OFF LIGHT AND HEAT.

BY THE SAME TOKEN,
YOU CAN CUT OFF

MARCONI'S WIRELESS
RAYS WITH SHEETS OF LEAD.

BUT NOTHING UP TILL NOW WILL
CUT OFF THE FORCE OF GRAVITY.

OH, GRAVITY, YES, OF COURSE, THE PULL OF
THE EARTH, WHAT HOLDS US ON THE GROUND.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT.

NOW, WHAT I'M EXPERIMENTING
WITH IS A SORT OF COATING...

OR RATHER A METALLIC PASTE,

WHICH WILL, IN POINT OF FACT,
CUT OFF THE FORCE OF GRAVITY.

PASTE. PASTE, YES.

YOU MEAN YOU PAINT IT ON THINGS?

YES, IN A WAY, YES. LIKE
THIS CHAIR, FOR EXAMPLE.

- YOU COULD USE THAT CHAIR. YES, YOU COULD.
- MAY I?

BRING IT HERE. I'LL
SHOW YOU. I'LL SHOW YOU.

TAKES EFFECT WHEN IT HARDENS.

THAT'S ALL? THAT'S ALL.

I SEE.

- MR. CAVOR?
- YES?

ARE YOU...

ARE YOU SERIOUSLY TELLING ME
THAT THIS CHAIR WILL LOSE ITS WEIGHT?

YES, IT WILL. AS A MATTER OF FACT,
WE'LL HAVE A JOB TO STOP IT FROM RISING.

- REALLY?
- YES.

IN THAT CASE, I'D BETTER SIT IN
IT. I'D BE CAREFUL IF I WAS YOU.

- NOW, ABOUT THE COTTAGE...
- IT REALLY WILL GO.

AS I WAS SAYING, KATE
WAS IN NO POSITION...

GIBBS! THE LADDER!

THIS IS FANTASTIC. CAVOR! THIS IS THE
MOST INCREDIBLE THING I'VE EVER SEEN.

CAN'T YOU SEE WHAT THIS IS
GOING TO DO TO THE WORLD?

IT WILL REVOLUTIONIZE SHIPPING,
LOCOMOTION, BUILDING, EVERYTHING.

THINK OF THE WAYS
YOU CAN EXPLOIT THIS.

GIBBS! I'LL GET YOU
DOWN. I'LL GET YOU DOWN.

WE'RE ONTO THE CHANCE OF A
THOUSAND YEARS. WE CAN BE RICH.

GIBBS! RICH BEYOND ANYTHING.

JUST THINK OF IT. THE
CARTELS, THE TRUSTS.

- CAVORITE COULD RULE THE WORLD.
- I'LL GET YOU DOWN. GIBBS!

YOUR INVENTION, MY
BRAINS, MY METHODS. GIBBS!

IS THERE ANYTHING WRONG? IT'S GOT NOTHING
TO DO WITH YOU. GIVE ME THAT LADDER.

- NEVER MIND THE LADDER!
- WHAT? OH!

GIBBS, YOU'RE AN IDIOT.

I DID WARN YOU.
CAVOR, NEVER MIND.

LISTEN TO ME. WHAT?

ABOUT THE COTTAGE.
THE COTTAGE, YES.

IT'S YOURS PROVIDED YOU ALLOW ME
TO INVEST THE MONEY IN YOUR INVENTION.

WHAT DO YOU SAY? DO YOU
REALLY THINK YOU SHOULD?

OF COURSE I SHOULD.
I'M A BUSINESSMAN.

I CAN HANDLE PATENTS,
PROCESS SECRETS, ALL THAT.

IT'S SETTLED. COME
ON. HELP ME DOWN.

OH, BY THE WAY... YES?

HOW HAVE YOU THOUGHT
OF USING CAVORITE?

WELL, NOTHING VERY
PRACTICAL, I'M AFRAID.

SOMETHING LIKE A
TRIP TO THE MOON.

YES, WELL, OF COURSE...

MY DEAR SIR!

NOW, IF YOU'LL SIGN THERE, THAT'S THE
DEED ASSIGNING CHERRY COTTAGE TO YOU.

BUT WHY BRING ME INTO
IT? DARLING, I'VE EXPLAINED.

I'M SELLING THE COTTAGE, AND IT'S
GOT TO BE DONE IN THE PROPER WAY.

CAVOR'S SOLICITORS NEED
PAPERS AND DOCUMENTS.

I DAREN'T PUT MY
SIGNATURE TO THEM.

IF MY CREDITORS GET
WIND OF THE FACT THAT I'VE

COME INTO MONEY, IT'S
THE LAST I'LL SEE OF IT.

YOU'RE SURE THERE'S
NOTHING DISHONEST ABOUT IT?

NO, NO, NO, IT'S
JUST A LEGAL DEVICE.

NOW, THIS IS THE AGREEMENT
WITH CAVOR. SIGN THERE.

ON THE PROCEEDS OF CAVORITE, I'LL BE
ABLE TO PAY OFF MY DEBTS A THOUSAND TIMES.

ARNOLD, WITH THIS MONEY WE'LL BE
ABLE TO GET MARRIED NOW... RIGHT AWAY.

OH, YES, WE COULD, IF I WASN'T
PUTTING IT INTO THE EXPERIMENTS.

WHAT?

TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
WITH THAT MADMAN?

BUT IT'LL MAKE OUR
FUTURE, I'M SURE.

WHAT ABOUT YOUR PLAY, THE LONDON
PRODUCER? THE PLAY'S A GAMBLE.

BUT... YOU MUST TRUST ME.
I'M DOING THIS ALL FOR YOU.

ANY DAY NOW THE
EXPERIMENTS WILL BE COMPLETED.

IF YOU FRITTER YOUR MONEY AWAY ON THOSE
LUNATIC EXPERIMENTS, THE WEDDING IS OFF.

I'M PACKING UP AND
GOING HOME TO BOSTON.

GIBBS. YOUR MOVE.

NO RELATION. I'VE
GOT HIM NOW. GIBBS.

YOU MUST KEEP AN EYE
ON THAT FURNACE. YES, YES.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

AH, BEDFORD, OLD MAN.
COME IN. COME IN. CAVOR.

YOU GOT THE DEEDS.
GO IN THE KITCHEN.

GIBBS, WATCH THAT TEMPERATURE.
ANY DROP COULD BE DISASTROUS.

TALK ABOUT DISASTER. WHAT'S
HE WANT TO INTERFERE FOR?

SET THEM UP AGAIN. HERE.
TAKE OVER FOR ME, WILL YA?

LET HIM DO IT. I'M
HAVING ME TEA.

I'M A METALWORKER, NOT A STOKER.

SINCE WHEN'S A GARDENER'S
JOB STOKIN' A FURNACE?

COME ON, MATEY. IT'LL BE JUST
LIKE WORKING WITH YOUR PETUNIAS.

I'M FED UP WITH THIS LARK.

LET'S SETTLE IT OVER A PINT AT THE
FOX AND DUCK. NOW YOU'RE TALKIN'.

DON'T KNOW WHY HE WANTS IT
SO BLOOMIN' HOT IN HERE ANYHOW.

LET THEM SEE IT FOR
THEMSELVES, USE IT.

FOR INSTANCE, CAVORITE
TRAYS... AND BOOTS.

BOOTS! YES, OF COURSE.

SIMPLY ENAMEL THE SOLES AND
A MAN WOULD JUST... LIKE THAT.

HEY? CAVOR?

THAT'S RIGHT. OH, GOOD, GOOD.

YES, I THOUGHT OF BOOTS LAST
NIGHT, ARMY SURPLUS BOOTS.

IT'S ONE OF THOSE BASIC IDEAS.
IT'S THE ONLY WAY TO DO IT REALLY.

WELL, PERHAPS NOT THE
ONLY WAY BUT FOR A START.

HMM. DON'T SEE WHY WE
SHOULDN'T DO IT TOGETHER.

ROOM ENOUGH IN THE
SPHERE FOR TWO PEOPLE.

YOU'RE NOT SERIOUS ABOUT THAT
IDEA OF GOING TO THE MOON, ARE YOU?

IT WAS A JOKE, WASN'T IT?

WE'D BE FIRING OURSELVES OFF THE
GLOBE FOR NOTHING, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

I MEAN, IF THERE WAS ANYTHING
ON THE MOON WORTH DISCOVERING...

OH, OH, OH, OH. IT'S
EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH IN MINERALS.

MINERALS? MINERALS.

UH, INCLUDING GOLD?
INCLUDING GOLD.

MIND YOU, THERE IS A THEORY THAT THE
MINERALS ON THE SURFACE OF THE MOON...

ARE NOT IN A MOLTEN MAGMA,

BUT DOTTED ABOUT... IN NUGGETS.

RATHER LIKE RAISINS
IN A FRUITCAKE.

THAT'S BETTER THAN
WEIGHTLESS BOOTS, ISN'T IT?

COME ON. I GOT
SOMETHING TO SHOW YOU.

I GOT SOMETHING TO SHOW YOU.

HOW FAR WOULD IT BE?

WHAT, TO THE MOON? YES.

ABOUT A QUARTER
OF A MILLION MILES.

ABOUT A QUARTER OF
A MILLION... COME ON!

YOU'LL HAVE TO FORGIVE ALL
THIS CONFUSION, UNTIDINESS.

I REALLY WILL GET IT
CLEARED UP ONE DAY. COME ON!

OH, MY GOODNESS.
THAT'S MUCH TOO HIGH.

IT'S TO CARRY THE HOT GASES FROM
THE FURNACE. I'LL EXPLAIN LATER. COME ON.

I'LL EXPLAIN.

IT'S ALL RIGHT. HE'S A
FRIEND! HE'S A FRIEND!

MY GUARDS... MUCH BETTER THAN
DOGS. THEY'RE QUITE HARMLESS REALLY.

THERE'S GWENDOLINE, ARISTOTLE.
COME ON! IT'S HOT IN HERE.

123 DEGREES! NO!

YES! COME ON!

OUT OF THE WAY. OUT OF
THE WAY. OUT OF THE WAY.

THE SPHERE. YOU'VE
ACTUALLY BUILT IT.

YES. YES.

IT'S TAKEN TIME, MIND YOU.

YEARS, YEARS. WELL,
HERE IT IS, THE SPHERE.

IT'S DOUBLE WALLED, YOU SEE. NOW,
THERE'S A SHELL INSIDE. THAT'S COMPLETE.

BUT THEN THERE'S THIS OUTER FRAME
THAT'S COVERED WITH ROLLER BLINDS...

AND THESE OLD RAILWAY BUFFERS.

THE BLINDS WILL BE
COVERED WITH CAVORITE.

YES, AND WHEN THEY'RE EXTENDED,
THEY'LL CUT OFF THE FORCE OF GRAVITY.

YOU SEE, THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S
VERY GOOD. THAT'S RIGHT.

YOU OPEN AND SHUT THE BLINDS
TO CUT OFF THE FORCE OF GRAVITY...

FROM, SAY, THE EARTH OR THE
MOON OR ANY OTHER BODIES IN SPACE.

SPACE. YOU REALLY MEAN IT.

I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING.

IF THE LAST BATCH OF
CAVORITE IS SUCCESSFUL,

WE START COATING
THE SPHERE TONIGHT.

IT'S IN THE FURNACE NOW.

IT'S ALL RATHER
EXCITING, ISN'T IT?

I REALLY MUST SAY I'M...

- OPENING ALL RIGHT?
- YES, PERFECTLY.

GOOD! GOOD.

MY LITTLE KINGDOM.

ARNOLD!

OH!

OH! WHAT HAPPENED?

I DON'T KNOW!

THE FURNACE. GIBBS! GIBBS!

WELL, COME ON, BEDFORD,
OLD MAN. HURRY UP!

OH, BEDFORD, HURRY!

GIBBS! GIBBS!

GIBBS!

WHOA. I'LL BE BACK. I'LL
BE BACK. I'LL BE BACK!

ARNOLD!

ARNOLD?

OH, DARLING, YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.

I THOUGHT SOMETHING HAPPENED TO
YOU. SOMETHING HAPPENED ALL RIGHT.

I TOLD GIBBS TO KEEP
AN EYE ON THAT FURNACE!

THEY'RE SACKED... THE LOT OF
THEM. FROM NOW ON, YOU STOKE IT.

- BUT IT EXPLODED!
- NO, IT WORKED! IT WORKED!

IT REALLY WORKED.
I'LL SAY IT DID.

NOW WE KNOW WE'VE GOT
ENOUGH POWER TO LIFT THE SPHERE.

WHAT'S HE TALKING ABOUT?
WHAT DOES HE MEAN?

THOSE DIVING SUITS...

YOU'RE NOT THINKING
OF DEEP-SEA DIVING?

MADAM, I'LL EXPLAIN. YOU SEE, WHAT
KEEPS WATER OUT, KEEPS AIR IN, YOU SEE?

THAT MIGHT BE FUN.

WALKING AROUND IN A
COMPLETE VACUUM. CAVOR!

AS FAR AS WE KNOW, THERE IS NO
ATMOSPHERE ON THE MOON. DON'T...

I'VE GOT A BOOK ON IT.
I'LL GO CHECK. EXCUSE ME.

EXCUSE ME. I GOT A BOOK.

THE MOON?

UH, YOU SEE, KATE, UM,
WE WERE PLANNING, UH,

A LITTLE EXPEDITION TO TEST
THE EFFECTS OF CAVORITE.

ON THE MOON?

YOU'RE RAVING MAD, BOTH OF YOU.

IT'S THROWING YOUR
LIVES AWAY. THE MOON?

YES, DARLING, YOU SEE, I WAS JUST
WAITING FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO TELL YOU.

YOU NEVER BREATHED A WORD, AND YOU WERE
PLANNING TO GO ON THIS LUNATIC EXPEDITION.

OH, DARLING... YES,
LUNATIC IS JUST THE WORD!

WELL, GO AHEAD.
BLOW YOURSELF TO BITS.

I DON'T CARE IF I
EVER SEE YOU AGAIN.

OH, KATE, YOU... OH, CAVOR!

KATE!

WELL DONE, BEDFORD! POUR ON
MORE COAL. KEEP UP THE STEAM.

WELL DONE. GET OUT OF
THE WAY! OUT OF THE WAY!

WELL DONE, BEDFORD, OLD
MAN. KEEP IT UP! KEEP IT UP!

BALD-HEADED OLD...

♪ LA, LA-LA ♪

♪ LA, LA, LA, LA ♪

♪ LA ♪

♪ LA, LA, LA, LA ♪

MADAM! MADAM!

YOU MUST REMEMBER TO
KEEP THOSE DOORS CLOSED.

OTHERWISE, YOU'LL RUIN
THE WHOLE EXPERIMENT.

I MEAN, LOOK! IT'S
DOWN TO 110 DEGREES.

WHAT ON EARTH
HAVE YOU GOT THERE?

I'VE BROUGHT A FEW
USEFUL THINGS FOR ARNOLD,

THOUGH I WOULDN'T
WANT HIM TO KNOW IT.

JUST HIS GIN AND BITTERS
AND SOME PERSONAL THINGS.

GIN AND BITTERS, A FEW PERSONAL
THINGS, LIKE AN ELEPHANT GUN!

IT'S A SENSIBLE PRECAUTION. YOU
DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'LL MEET.

WHAT ABOUT THESE ANIMALS?

I BROUGHT SOME FRESH FOOD TOO.

ALL THOSE TIN SUPPLIES...
IT'S NOT HEALTHY.

MADAM, YOU HAVE THOUGHT
ABOUT FEEDING THEM, I SUPPOSE.

THERE'S A SACK OF CHICKEN
FEED IN THE AUTOMOBILE. NO!

MRS. BEDFORD, I'M SORRY. THERE'S NO
ROOM. YOU'LL HAVE TO LEAVE THE LOT.

YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO... THE
TEMPERATURE. THE TEMPERATURE!

OH, MY GOODNESS! THE
TEMPERATURE! MR. CAVOR!

CHICKENS, GIN AND
BITTERS, GUNS. I DON'T KNOW.

MR. CAVOR? SHOULD YOU RUN OUT
LIKE THAT WHEN YOU'RE SO OVERHEATED?

YOU'LL CATCH COLD.

WILL YOU CLOSE
THOSE BLASTED DOORS?

OH!

BEDFORD, GIVE ME THAT.

THE GREENHOUSE TEMPERATURE IS
DOWN BY 15 DEGREES. IT'S NOT POSSIBLE.

THAT WOMAN OF YOURS...
SHE KEEPS MOONING

AROUND. SHE WILL NOT
LEAVE THOSE DOORS ALONE.

KATE STILL HERE? STILL HERE?
OF COURSE SHE'S STILL HERE.

TELL HER TO GO HOME.
JUST TELL HER TO GO HOME.

AND, BEDFORD, DON'T BE TOO LONG.

WE'RE LEAVING WITHIN AN HOUR.

I THOUGHT YOU'D GONE.

I'VE BROUGHT YOU A FEW
THINGS FOR YOUR JOURNEY.

THANKS.

OH, ARNOLD, WHY DID YOU
HAVE TO GET MIXED UP IN THIS?

KATE. OH, DON'T GO.

CHANGE YOUR MIND. IT'S
NOT TOO LATE. PLEASE.

BUT IT'S ONLY FOR
A FEW WEEKS, KATE.

I MEAN, IT'S NOT AS
IF IT WERE FOREVER.

IF YOU GO, IT MAY
AS WELL BE FOREVER.

AND I WON'T BE HERE
WHEN YOU GET BACK.

I MEAN IT THIS TIME.

SO MAKE A DECISION HERE AND
NOW, ARNOLD. IT'S CAVOR OR ME.

WHEN YOU DECIDE,
I'LL BE AT THE COTTAGE.

OH, COME ON, BEDFORD. I'VE BANKED
THE FIRES. WE HAVEN'T MUCH TIME.

COME ON.

THOSE DOORS! THAT WOMAN
WILL BE THE DEATH OF ME.

THANK THE LORD I
NEVER GOT MARRIED!

MY MOTHER WARNED
ME. SHE WAS RIGHT.

MY GOODNESS, SHE WAS RIGHT.

OH, ARNOLD! I'M SO GLAD...

GOOD EVENING.

UH, KATHERINE CALLENDER? YES?

"I GIVE FORMAL NOTICE THAT
THIS SUMMONS IS SERVED...

ON BEHALF OF THE LANDLORD
OF CHERRY COTTAGE." SUMMONS?

JUST A MINUTE, PLEASE.

"I BELIEVE THERE HAS
BEEN AN ILLEGAL ATTEMPT...

TO TRANSFER THE TITLE
DEED TO A THIRD PARTY."

AND YOUR SIGNATURE
IS ON THIS PAPER, MADAM.

BUT MR. BEDFORD INHERITED
THE COTTAGE FROM HIS AUNT.

"CHERRY COTTAGE IS THE
SOLE PROPERTY OF OUR CLIENTS,

BASCOMBE G. OSGOOD."

WE WILL SEE YOU IN COURT, MADAM.

GOOD NIGHT.

COME ALONG, BASSIE.

LIES. LIES FROM
BEGINNING TO END.

WELL, THAT'S EVERYTHING, I
THINK. NO, IT'S NOT EVERYTHING.

WHAT? NO, I'D FORGOTTEN
SOMETHING. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.

UH, OXYGEN CYLINDERS?
NO, NO, NO, NO.

GLASSES? NO, I'VE GOT THOSE.

YOU LEFT THE GAS RUNNING? I
HAVEN'T LEFT THE GAS RUNNING.

I'VE GOT IT! IT'S VERY
IMPORTANT! WHAT?

JUST A MINUTE.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THIS IS A
SOLEMN MOMENT. LIBERTY IS AT HAND.

GOOD-BYE, GWENDOLINE. GOOD-BYE,
VICTORIA. GOOD-BYE. THANK YOU.

I SHALL ALWAYS BE GRATEFUL
FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE.

COME ON, MAN. TIME'S
RUNNING SHORT. COME ON!

LIBERTY, MY FRIENDS! LIBERTY!

BE BACK AS SOON AS
I CAN. MY GOODNESS.

COME ON, CAVOR. HURRY!

ALL RIGHT, CAVOR?
YES, YES. THANK YOU.

OH!

AH, WELL, WE'RE NICELY
ON TEMPERATURE.

OH, BEDFORD, OLD MAN,

THIS IS A SOLEMN MOMENT
IN THE HISTORY OF MANKIND.

MAN INTO SPACE
FOR THE FIRST TIME.

FUTURE GENERATIONS
WILL LONG REMEMBER US.

AS LONG AS WE'RE NOT
BLOWN TO SMITHEREENS.

BEDFORD, PLEASE, PLEASE. NOW,

PUT YOUR HANDS AND YOUR
ARMS THROUGH THE NETS LIKE THIS,

BECAUSE THERE MIGHT BE
A VIOLENT SHOCK COMING.

ARNOLD BEDFORD, YOU COME OUT OF
THERE! YOU CAN'T GO OFF LEAVING THIS!

ANY MOMENT NOW, ANY MOMENT
NOW. I CAN FEEL IT. WE'RE OFF!

- OPEN UP! OPEN UP! MR. BEDFORD, OPEN UP!
- WHAT'S THAT?

IT'S KATE!

THAT WOMAN, SHE'S IMPOSSIBLE!
SHE'LL BE BLASTED TO DEATH!

- OPEN UP!
- BEDFORD, GET HER INSIDE. GET HER INSIDE!

HURRY!

CAVOR!

OH, I'M STUCK. I CAN'T MOVE!

YOU'LL BE ALL RIGHT, MRS. BEDFORD.
WE'LL STOP ACCELERATING ANY MOMENT NOW.

WHERE ARE WE? WHAT'S HAPPENING?

JUST AS I PREDICTED... SHOT INTO
SPACE WITH THE SPEED OF A BULLET!

- I'LL PUT MAGNETS IN YOUR SHOES.
- SPACE? I'M GONNA BE SICK.

WELL, HOLD ON TO THE
HAND GRIPS, WOMAN!

YOU HAD NO RIGHT TO TAKE ME. I ONLY
CAME TO HAVE IT OUT WITH MR. BEDFORD.

WE HAD NO CHOICE,
DID WE, MRS. BEDFORD?

- PLEASE STOP CALLING ME
MRS. BEDFORD.
- WE'RE NOT MARRIED.

NOT LIKELY TO BE... EVER!

NOT MARRIED? KINDLY
LEAVE THE ROOM.

"KINDLY LEAVE THE ROOM."

FOR WHAT WE ARE ABOUT TO RECEIVE,
MAY THE LORD MAKE US TRULY THANKFUL.

AMEN!

OH! THERE'S THE POLE STAR.
WE'RE NICELY ON TRAJECTORY.

CAN YOU SEE, KATE?

- CLOSE THAT BLIND!
- I WAS ONLY TRYING TO SEE OUT.

- CAN'T YOU STEADY THIS THING?
- RUINED!

ALL MY CALCULATIONS
RUINED! I'M SORRY.

SORRY? MADAM, WE ARE
HEADING STRAIGHT FOR THE SUN!

POOR DARLING, HE
MUST BE EXHAUSTED.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME HE'S
CLOSED HIS EYES SINCE WE LEFT.

WHO KNOWS HOW LONG THAT'S
BEEN? NO DAYS, NO NIGHTS UP HERE.

I DON'T NEED A CHRONOMETER TO TELL
ME WHAT TIME IT IS. IT'S BREAKFAST TIME,

AND I'M SICK OF SARDINES! SHH!

CHICKENS!

OH, THAT MEANS
FRESH EGGS. KATIE.

KATIE, YOU'RE AN ANGEL.
NOT THAT YOU DESERVE IT.

OH, KATIE, DARLING,
I... DON'T YOU KATIE ME.

LEAVING ME IN THE LURCH
WITH A SUMMONS. THE NERVE!

I NEVER DREAMT THEY'D BE ONTO IT
SO SOON, AND I'LL PAY THE MAN BACK.

ANYWAY, WHO ELSE DO YOU KNOW THAT WOULD
GO ALL THE WAY TO THE MOON FOR YOU, HMM?

YOU'RE IMPOSSIBLE.

WHAT WAS THAT?

NOTHING.

- YOU FEELING ALL RIGHT?
- YES, JUST DOING A FEW
BARNYARD IMPERSONATIONS.

I WAS REARED ON
A FARM, YOU KNOW?

REALLY? JUST A MINUTE.

EXCUSE ME. EXCUSE ME.

YOU DIDN'T DARE.
YOU DIDN'T DARE!

GEESE, I ADORE.
CHICKENS, I DETEST.

I'VE A GOOD MIND TO MAKE
YOU FLY HOME, ALL OF YOU.

MY CALCULATIONS!
HOW I HATE CHICKENS!

WE SEEM TO BE GETTING SOME OF
OUR WEIGHT BACK. YES, ABOUT A SIXTH.

IT'S THE PULL OF THE MOON.
NOW, WE'VE GOT TO CONTROL IT.

IT MUSTN'T BE TOO FAST.

MARE IMBRIUM. IDEAL FOR LANDING.

NICELY ON TARGET. YES.
NOW, WE USE THE EARTH...

TO SLOW DOWN OUR
RATE OF DESCENT.

ANYTHING I CAN DO? EVERYTHING NEEDS
LASHING DOWN. TAKE THAT AND THAT.

RIGHT.

KATE, PUT THAT AWAY.

OH, ALL RIGHT.

LANDING POSITIONS.

HOLD ON TIGHT.

ARNOLD!

ARNOLD?

WHAT? OH.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT, KATE?

OH, I THINK SO.

WHERE'S CAVOR?

I THINK I'VE GONE
BLIND IN ONE EYE.

THANK YOU. OH, WHAT A RELIEF.

I'LL GET A NEW PAIR
WHEN I GET BACK.

OH, THAT WAS A NASTY
MOMENT. JUST A BROKEN GLASS.

IT'S INCREDIBLE. YES.

WE'RE DOWN. WE'RE
DOWN. WE DID IT!

WE DID IT! WE DID IT! I
NEVER THOUGHT WE WOULD.

NEITHER DID I. AT LEAST, I
WASN'T ABSOLUTELY SURE.

WELL, WHAT NOW?

I SUPPOSE EXPLORE.

EXPLORE!

HERE, YOUR SUIT.
HERE'S YOUR SUIT.

BOOT. HERE'S YOUR OTHER BOOT.

NOW WAIT A MINUTE.

THERE'S NO PRESSURE OUTSIDE, WHICH
MEANS THE MOMENT THE HATCH IS OPENED,

THE ENTIRE SPHERE IS A VACUUM,

WHICH WOULD BE FATAL FOR KATE
BECAUSE WE'VE ONLY GOT TWO SUITS.

NO, NO, THAT'S IT.
NOBODY GOES OUTSIDE.

SHE'LL BE QUITE SAFE IN
THE AIRTIGHT COMPARTMENT.

IN THERE? NO, NO, IT'S OUT OF THE
QUESTION. I'LL BE ALL RIGHT, ARNOLD.

YOU SURE? DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MAKE SOME ROOM.

HERE.

UH, JUST A MINUTE. WOULD YOU
BRING THOSE THINGS HERE, PLEASE?

MADAM, THE CHANCES OF BAGGING AN
ELEPHANT ON THE MOON ARE REMOTE.

WE WON'T NEED THIS.
TOLD YOU BEFORE.

NOW, GIVE ME THE
FLAG. OUR CLAIM.

YES, DEFINITELY, WE'VE
GOT TO STAKE A CLAIM.

TAKE A LETTER. SIT
DOWN, TAKE A LETTER.

YOU'LL FIND SOME
PAPER IN MY COAT POCKET.

CLAIMED FOR HER ROYAL...

NO, NOT ROYAL, NOT
ROYAL. NO, NOT ROYAL.

CLAIMED FOR HER MAJESTY QUEEN
VICTORIA IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD...

WHAT IS THE YEAR OF OUR LORD?

1899. 1899.

NOW, I'M LEAVING
THE OXYGEN FULL ON.

ALL RIGHT, KATE, GET IN.

NOW, YOU CAN OPEN THE HATCH FROM THE
INSIDE. ONLY WAIT FOR MY SIGNAL, ALL RIGHT?

- ALL RIGHT.
- HERE'S YOUR HELMET.

NOW DON'T FORGET,
WHEN WE GET OUTSIDE,

IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK, TOUCH HELMETS,
OTHERWISE WE WON'T HEAR EACH OTHER CLEARLY.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

WHAT'S WRONG WITH
THE BLESSED THING?

IT WORKED PERFECTLY
ALL RIGHT IN ENGLAND.

I ASKED FOR SEVEN AND
THREE-EIGHTHS. THEY SAID IT WAS.

SIX AND A QUARTER. I'LL HAVE TO
PUT IT DOWN TO SHRINKAGE, THAT'S ALL.

AH, GOOD.

HELLO, MOON!

WHOO!

A-HA!

MY GOODNESS! OH,
AMAZING SENSATION.

CAVOR! LIGHT AS A FEATHER.

LOOK, BEDFORD, OLD
MAN, TOP OF THAT ROCK.

WATCH! TOP OF
THAT ROCK. CAVOR...

YA-HOO!

YOU ALL RIGHT?
NO, NO DISCIPLINE.

THIS MOON, WE'LL BE
SMASHED TO PIECES.

OH! OH! BEDFORD, OLD MAN.

ISN'T IT MAGNIFICENT?
IT'S IMPERIAL.

AN EMPIRE CAESAR
NEVER DREAMED OF. YES!

WE'LL BE IN ALL THE NEWSPAPERS.
"CAVORLAND," "BEDFORDSHIRE."

THAT'S FOR YOU! THAT'S FOR YOU!

WE'LL BE FAMOUS, KNIGHTED BY
THE QUEEN. THE QUEEN! GIVE ME THAT!

I CLAIM THE MOON IN THE NAME OF
OUR SOVEREIGN LADY, QUEEN VICTORIA.

YOU'RE GETTING TOO MUCH
OXYGEN. YOU'RE ACTUALLY DRUNK.

LET ME LOOK AT YOUR AIR GAUGE. OH,
IT'S WONDERFUL! I FEEL LIKE AN EAGLE!

GERONIMO!

CAVOR, COME DOWN!

HELP! HELP! S.O.S.!

S.O.S.!

S.O.S.!

HELP! OH, OH, THANK YOU.

YOU NEED A LEAD, OLD CHAP.
YES, I THINK I PROBABLY DO.

OH!

CAVOR, YOU HEAR THAT?

CAVOR! CAVOR!

CAVOR!

HOLD ON, CAVOR!
I'LL GET YOU DOWN!

BEDFORD, BEDFORD, YOUR
HELMET, YOUR HELMET!

BUT IT MUST HAVE... BUT I-I CAN
BREATHE. THERE'S AIR DOWN HERE.

WHAT? TAKE THIS
OFF. TAKE THIS OFF.

OH, THAT'S BETTER.

THERE'S A SUBTERRANEAN
ATMOSPHERE HERE. LISTEN.

WE'VE GOT TO GET TO KATE. WITHOUT
YOUR HELMET, YOU WOULDN'T GET 20 FEET.

WE'LL JUST HAVE TO FIND IT.

THERE'S A WAY DOWN. WHAT?

NOW, KEEP IT TIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT? YES.

GO ON. I'VE GOT IT. GO ON. YOU'RE
ALL RIGHT. GO ON, GO ON, GO!

THAT'S IT.

THROW ME YOUR HELMET.

CAREFUL.

ALL RIGHT.

BEDFORD, LOOK AT
THAT PRISM ASSEMBLY.

THE ONLY THING I WANT
TO LOOK AT IS THAT HELMET.

CAVOR!

I KNOW WE SHOULD'VE
BROUGHT THAT GUN.

CAVOR, IT'S FANTASTIC.

WHAT IS IT? IT'S A MOON
CREATURE, A SELENITE.

- BUT THE SIZE.
- YES, IT'S THE LOW GRAVITY.

PLEASE! NO! NO!

BEDFORD, LEAVE THEM!

CAVOR, HELP ME, CAVOR!

NO, PLEASE, LEAVE THEM!
BEDFORD, LEAVE THEM!

LEAVE THEM. PLEASE, LEAVE THEM.

WELL, YOU'VE CERTAINLY GIVEN
THEM A TASTE OF HUMAN VIOLENCE.

THEY'LL BE HERE IN THOUSANDS. THE NEWS
WILL BE RUNNING FROM GALLERY TO GALLERY.

WE'RE NOT IMPROVING OUR
CHANCES BY STANDING HERE.

I SHOULD'VE COME ON MY OWN. I
KNEW I SHOULD'VE COME ON MY OWN.

ARE YOU STAYING HERE, OR
ARE YOU COMING WITH ME?

IF ONLY WE COULD'VE
COMMUNICATED WITH THEM.

IT WAS... JUST TALKED A
BIT. SUCH A MARVELOUS

OPPORTUNITY. THE
MEETING OF TWO WORLDS.

CAVOR, COME ON!

I KNEW I SHOULD'VE
COME ON MY OWN.

THE SPHERE'S GONE!

CAVOR!

WELL, THERE'S THE FLAG,
EXACTLY WHERE WE PUT IT.

THE CONTROLS... SHE MUST'VE
TOUCHED THE CONTROLS.

SELENITES... THOUSANDS
OF THEM. THEY'VE DRAGGED IT.

THIS TIME, CAVOR!

NOW, CAVOR!

BLOCK IT, CAVOR! BLOCK IT!

ALL THIS CLUTTER.

THE PLACE IS AN
ABSOLUTE HONEYCOMB.

CAN YOU SEE A TRAIL, CAVOR?

LEAVE ME ALONE! STAY AWAY
FROM ME, OR I'LL SHOOT! I WILL!

GET AWAY FROM THERE! I
SAID, STAY AWAY, OR I'LL SHOOT!

DOWN THERE!

WHAT IS IT?

I DON'T KNOW. PROBABLY
A HARMLESS VEGETARIAN.

BRED FOR FOOD,
RATHER LIKE A COW.

IF THAT'S A COW, I WOULDN'T
LIKE TO MEET A BULL.

COME ON, CAVOR!

- HARMLESS VEGETARIAN, EH?
- WELL, I THOUGHT...

CAVOR, GIVE ME YOUR HAND!

CAVOR, RUN!

OH, OH!

RUN, CAVOR, RUN!

RUN!

WHAT DO YOU WANT? WHAT
DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?

NO, PLEASE, NO, DON'T. PLEASE.
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?

OH, LET ME OUT OF
HERE. CAN YOU HEAR ME?

LET ME ALONE, CAN'T YOU?

STARING AT ME LIKE
AN ANIMAL IN THE ZOO.

YOU, YOU THERE WITH MY SHOE, GIVE IT BACK
TO ME, OR I'LL LET YOU HAVE THE OTHER ONE.

YOU, YOU THERE WITH MY SHOE,

GIVE IT BACK TO ME, OR I'LL
LET YOU HAVE THE OTHER ONE.

YOU, YOU THERE WITH MY SHOE, GIVE IT BACK
TO ME, OR I'LL LET YOU HAVE THE OTHER ONE.

OH, IMITATING ME NOW? YOU THINK
IT'S FUNNY, DO YOU? VERY FUNNY.

VERY FUNNY. YOU THINK
IT'S FUNNY, DO YOU?

VERY FUNNY.

KATE. MISS CALLENDER.

JUST A MINUTE. JUST A MINUTE.

OH, MR. CAVOR, I'M SO GLAD TO SEE
YOU. WHERE'S ARNOLD? IS HE SAFE?

YES, HE'S SAFE. WE GOT
SEPARATED. GIVE ME MY SHOE!

VERY FUNNY!

THEY'RE TRYING TO COMMUNICATE
WITH US, ANALYZING WHAT WE SAY.

I WISH THEY'D STAY OFF THE
WORDS WITH "E'S" IN THEM.

MAN. MAN.

WE COME FROM EARTH, MANY
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF MILES AWAY.

NO, NO, IT DOESN'T MEAN
A THING, NOTHING AT ALL.

MAN.

YES! MAN! DID YOU HEAR THAT?

THEY'RE TRYING TO COMMUNICATE
WITH US. WHY, THAT'S IMPERIAL.

IT'S ABSOLUTELY IMP... MAN, MAN! FROM
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF MILES AWAY!

MAN... FROM... EARTH.

KATE, YOU SEE, THEY UNDERSTAND,
BUT THEY'RE NOT REPEATING WHAT I SAY.

THAT'S SPLENDID! IT'S SPLENDID!

IT'S ABSOLUTELY IMPERIAL.

YES, MY DEAR FELLOW, IT
IS. IT'S ABSOLUTELY IMPERIAL!

WELL, IT'S OBVIOUSLY SOME SORT OF APPARATUS
FOR GENERATING OXYGEN ON A VAST SCALE.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE ABLE
TO BREATHE DOWN HERE.

THAT'S FANTASTIC.
IT'S FANTASTIC.

I'D SAY IT WAS PERPETUAL
MOTION IF IT WASN'T IMPOSSIBLE.

WHY, IT MAKES ALL OTHER
FORMS OF POWER OBSOLETE. LOOK.

THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE GETTING
THEIR POWER... FROM SUNLIGHT.

YES!

KATE, KATE, COME, COME,
COME QUICKLY, QUICK.

- THEY'RE TAKING
THE SPHERE APART.
- YOU MUST STOP THEM.

QUICKLY, HOLD MY HAND.
COME ON, CAREFULLY.

YOU'VE NO RIGHT TO
DO THIS. LEAVE IT ALONE.

IT DOESN'T BELONG TO YOU.

NOW WE'LL NEVER GET HOME.

IT'S CAVORITE. WE HAVE...

TRIED TO DUPLICATE...

THE SUBSTANCE
COATED ON YOUR SPHERE,

BUT UNABLE... WELL,
IT'S CALLED CAVORITE.

CAVORITE? IT'S A
COMPOUND OF ELEMENTS.

WELL, IT'S BASED ON THE USE OF
HELIUM. OUGHT YOU TO TELL THEM?

- HELIUM?
- YES, IT'S A LIGHT, INERT GAS...

FOUND IN THE
ATMOSPHERE ON EARTH.

WELL, YOU MUST KNOW HELIUM.

- NO MORE QUESTIONS FOR NOW.
- FOR NOW?

FOR NOW? WHAT DO
YOU MEAN, "FOR NOW"?

WHAT'S HAPPENING?
CHEMICAL WORKERS...

PUT TO SLEEP UNTIL NEEDED AGAIN.

YOU WILL RETURN TO THE
EXAMINATION CHAMBER.

WELL, IT'S A UNIQUE WAY OF
DEALING WITH UNEMPLOYMENT.

ENTIRELY REASONABLE, I SUPPOSE.

THEY'LL TREAT US THE SAME WAY IF THEY
FIND THEY HAVE NO FURTHER USE FOR US.

WHAT A GHASTLY THOUGHT.
WHEW, GHASTLY THOUGHT.

IS HE DEAD? NO, NO, HE'S
NOT DEAD. HE'S ASLEEP.

IT'S A SORT OF
SUSPENDED ANIMATION.

THIS IS RATHER INTERESTING.
ACCORDING TO MY ALMANAC,

THERE'S A LUNAR ECLIPSE
ON THE 12th. AN ECLIPSE?

YES, YOU KNOW... WHEN THE EARTH PASSES
DIRECTLY BETWEEN THE SUN AND MOON.

NOW, THAT'S OBVIOUSLY A
RESTING TIME FOR THE SELENITES.

MM. YES.

TIME YOU RESTED TOO. IT'S A LONG
TIME SINCE WE LANDED. COME ON.

AN ETERNITY.

OH, MR. CAVOR, I'M SO WORRIED
ABOUT ARNOLD. YES, ARNOLD.

DO YOU THINK WE'LL EVER SEE OUR
WORLD AGAIN? OF COURSE WE WILL.

I'D EVEN WELCOME A LONDON
FOG. WOULD YOU NOW?

COME ON. YOU REALLY MUST TRY
AND GET SOME SLEEP. LIE DOWN.

I WISH I COULD, AND WAKE UP TO
FIND IT'S ALL BEEN A BAD DREAM.

YOU QUITE COMFORTABLE? SURE?

THANK YOU. RIGHT.

PUT THAT AWAY. YOU
DON'T NEED A GUN.

I HAVEN'T GOT YOUR BOUNDLESS CONFIDENCE IN
THESE INSECTS. YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THEM.

THEY'RE A DIFFERENT SOCIETY... WE'RE
WASTING TIME. I'VE GOT TO FIND KATE.

KATE? SHE'S ALL RIGHT.
I'VE JUST LEFT HER.

YOU KNOW WHERE SHE IS? YES.

TELL ME, SO I CAN FIX THE SPHERE,
WE CAN GET GOING. NOT YET.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
NOT YET? I WANT TIME.

I WANT TO KNOW WHERE KATE IS. TELL
ME WHERE SHE IS. I WANT TIME TO STAY.

NO, BEDFORD, DON'T SPOIL IT. I WANT TO
COMMUNICATE WITH THEM. WHERE'S KATE?

GIVE ME TIME!

YOU'D BETTER GET AWAY.
YOU'D BETTER GET AWAY.

KATE!

ARNOLD!

HERE. HERE, LIFT.

KATE, GET RIGHT BACK.

COME ON, KATE.

HURRY.

FIRST OF EARTHMEN,
WELCOME ON THE MOON.

I AM HERE BEFORE YOU.

OH. YOUR EARTH IS...

THE CENTER OF OUR ORBIT.

TELL US OF ITS LIFE, HOW
IT DIFFERS FROM OURS.

WELL, I... I DON'T
KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN.

UM, I-I-I DON'T KNOW WHETHER YOU CAN
UNDERSTAND ME, WHETHER YOU CAN HEAR ME.

UM, WELL, I'LL TRY. UM...

MAN... MAN LIVES ON
THE SURFACE OF EARTH...

IN PROTECTIVE STRUCTURES.

NO, NOT PROTECTIVE,
THAT'S THE WRONG WORD.

UH, BUILDINGS! UH,
UH, HOUSES, COTTAGES.

WE CALL THEM CITIES, TOWNS.

IT'S RATHER LIKE YOUR
TUNNELS, BUT ON THE OUTSIDE.

THAT WOULD EXPLAIN THE
DARK AREAS WE HAVE OBSERVED.

DOES NOT THE SUN BLIND
YOU, LIVING ON THE SURFACE?

OH, NO, NO! NO.

YOU SEE, WE HAVE AN IRIS,
WHICH PROTECTS THE EYES.

COME CLOSER. I WISH TO SEE.

YES, SIR, CERTAINLY.

THERE, YOU SEE?

PLEASE, THE LIGHT... THAT...
THAT'S HURTING. PLEASE.

KATE, DROP THE
CYLINDER AND HELP ME.

HAND ME THAT WRENCH.

IS THERE MUCH LEFT BACK THERE?
ONLY THE OXYGEN CYLINDERS.

I JUST HOPE CAVOR CAN KEEP THE
SELENITES OCCUPIED A LITTLE LONGER.

YOU SAY MEN CLING TO
DIFFERENT TONGUES AND BELIEFS.

IS THERE NO ONE RULER? NO, NO.

EVERY CENTURY, SOME DESPOT TRIES,
BUT UP TO NOW, NO ONE'S SUCCEEDED.

PEOPLE LIKE HANNIBAL,
JULIUS CAESAR, NAPOLEON.

DOES THIS NOT LEAD TO CONFUSION?

YES, IT DOES... AND WORSE...

STARVATION, HOSTILITY, EVEN WAR.

TELL ME OF WAR.

TELL YOU OF WAR?

OH, MY GOODNESS.

WELL, IT USUALLY STARTS WITH
A WHACKING GREAT EXPLOSION.

NOW TRY THE ONE
OVER THE PORTHOLE.

IT'S STILL NOT WORKING.

WELL, I BOLTED IT
BACK LIKE THE OTHERS.

THERE'S NOTHING ELSE TO DO. I'LL
HAVE TO GET CAVOR. I'LL GO WITH YOU.

NO, STAY HERE AND PACK
THE REST OF THE THINGS.

I KNOW EXACTLY WHERE TO
FIND HIM. I SHAN'T BE LONG.

AND YET TO FIGHT IN A WAR
IS CONSIDERED AN HONOR.

IT'S DIFFICULT TO EXPLAIN, BUT MEN
WHO ARE KILLED IN BATTLE ARE HEROES.

IT'S ODD, ISN'T IT?

MEN ENJOY TO MAKE WAR?
NO, NO, THEY DETEST IT.

THEN IF THEY MAKE WAR,
THEY ARE DEFECTIVE.

WELL, WELL, WE'RE NOT PERFECT.

MANKIND IS STILL
DEVELOPING. WE'RE NOT...

WE'RE NOT PERFECT.
THERE ARE MEN OF PEACE.

MY CONCERN IS WITH THE MEN
OF VIOLENCE, THE MEN WHO KILL.

SOON, OTHERS WILL
BE COMING FROM EARTH.

OUR GALLERIES WILL
BE STREWN WITH DEAD.

THERE NEEDN'T BE ANY OTHERS.
THERE NEEDN'T BE ANY OTHERS!

I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO HOLDS
THE SECRET OF CAVORITE.

THEN YOU AND YOUR
SECRET WILL REMAIN HERE...

- ON THE MOON.
- CAVOR!

CAVOR, THIS IS NOT AN AUDIENCE!
YOU'RE ON TRIAL! NO, BEDFORD, NO!

CAN'T YOU SEE? NO!

YOU'VE JUST BEEN CONVICTED!

TO THE SPHERE!

THIS WAY. WHERE?

THROUGH THERE. ALL RIGHT.

WHY COULDN'T YOU HAVE LEFT
ME? DON'T FLATTER YOURSELF.

I DIDN'T RISK MY
NECK TO SAVE YOU.

GO ON.

KATE! KATE!

KATE!

THE SPHERE... YOU'VE PUT IT
TOGETHER. BUT THE BLINDS WON'T WORK.

HUH. "THE BLINDS WON'T WORK"?

GOOD LORD, YOU'VE DESTROYED
EVERYTHING I SET OUT TO ACCOMPLISH.

NOW YOU TURN TO ME FOR
HELP. WHO ELSE CAN WE TURN TO?

PLEASE, PLEASE, MR. CAVOR.

WHAT? ALL RIGHT. I'VE NO RIGHT
TO KEEP YOU HERE, I SUPPOSE.

ALL RIGHT, COME ON. GIVE
ME YOUR HAND. COME ON.

COME ON. THE CYLINDERS.

TAKE THE OTHER END, KATE.

BEDFORD, IT'S WORKING,
OLD MAN. IT'S WORKING.

COME ON. HURRY.

COME ON, COME ON. I GOT IT
WORKING. COME ON, COME ON.

KATE, GET INSIDE, QUICK.

GO ON, KATE, GO ON.
COME ON, BEDFORD.

RIGHT, UP YOU GO.
QUICKLY, QUICKLY. QUICKLY.

CAVOR, THE CYLINDER!

HURRY, CAVOR! YES.

CAVOR, YOUR HAND!
GIVE ME YOUR HAND!

YOU KNOW HOW TO MAN THE
CONTROLS. YOU DON'T NEED ME.

CAVOR, DON'T BE A
FOOL! COME BACK!

YOU SEE, I'M STAYING, BEDFORD,
OLD MAN. THERE'S A LOT TO LEARN.

MR. CAVOR! CAVOR, COME BACK!

CAVOR! I'LL EXPLAIN!
ONE DAY I'LL EXPLAIN!

WE WERE HURLED INTO SPACE.

WELL, ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, I MANAGED
TO GUIDE THE SPHERE BACK TO EARTH.

AND WE... WE PLUNGED
INTO THE SEA...

OFF THE COAST OF ZANZIBAR, YEAH.

THE SPHERE DISAPPEARED
WITHOUT A TRACE,

BUT KATE AND I MANAGED
TO SWIM ASHORE.

OF COURSE, NO ONE
EVER BELIEVED OUR STORY.

I MEAN, THERE WAS NO
EVIDENCE, NOTHING. UNTIL NOW.

I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

OUR OWN MR. BEDFORD
A REAL ASTRONAUT.

THE FIRST ASTRONAUT. DEAR
MR. BEDFORD, I MUST TELL THE OTHERS.

THERE HE IS!

OKAY, IT'S GONE THROUGH TO THEM.

RED ALERT FOR LENS PITS OR ANY
OTHER ACCESS TO THE INTERIOR...

AND FOR SELENITES.

THOSE CREATURES, MAYBE THEY'RE
NOT DANGEROUS AFTER ALL. HE GOT AWAY.

THEY'VE HAD YEARS TO GET READY FOR
US. NEWSPAPERMEN, GET OUT OF HERE!

PLEASE, MA'AM.

THEY'VE GONE DOWN! THEY'VE
BROKEN THROUGH THE LENS PIT!

AND HERE THEY ARE, DEEP
BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE MOON.

THEY'RE LIGHTING
FLARES TO SEE THEIR WAY.

THAT'S WHERE WE WERE.

MORE EVIDENCE OF CIVILIZATION.
IT APPEARS TO BE A LUNAR CITY.

BUT WHO BUILT IT AND WHY?

IT'S STARTING TO CRUMBLE,
COLLAPSING BEFORE OUR VERY EYES.

THE ASTRONAUTS WILL HAVE TO COME TO
THE SURFACE BEFORE THEY'RE TRAPPED.

THEY'RE BEING HAULED
UP ON NYLON ROPES.

IT'S LIKE AN ABANDONED MINE,
CAVING IN ON TOP OF THEM.

THEY'RE THROUGH INTO THE OPEN!

AND IT'S CRUMBLING
RIGHT BENEATH THEM!

CORROSION AND DECAY...
EVERYWHERE THE SAME STORY.

THERE SEEMS EVERY EVIDENCE
OF SOME KIND OF CONTAMINATION.

- SOME SIMPLE GERM
BROUGHT FROM EARTH.
- TO CREATURES WITHOUT IMMUNITY.

UNDER THOSE CONDITIONS,
MICROORGANISMS COULD RUN WILD,

MULTIPLY, KILL A
WHOLE POPULATION.

DID THEY TAKE OFF
FOR ANOTHER PLANET,

OR WERE THEY WIPED OUT BY
SOME ALL-CONQUERING VIRUS?

POOR CAVOR. AS
DEADLY AS A PLAGUE,

OR AS INFECTIOUS AS AN ORDINARY
COMMON COLD IN THE HEAD.

AND WHAT HAPPENED?

HE DID HAVE SUCH
A TERRIBLE COLD.