Riders to the Stars

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Riders to the Stars

"SEE! men and equipment float in air, trapped where there is no gravity - no up or down!"

1954

1h 21m

5.7(16 votes)

Drama

Science Fiction

Overview

Three men gamble their lives in space to change the history of the world

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13 members

Acting

William Lundigan

Dr. Richard Donald Stanton

Acting

Herbert Marshall

Dr. Donald L. Stanton / Narrator

Acting

Richard Carlson

Dr. Jerry Lockwood

Acting

Martha Hyer

Dr. Jane Flynn

Acting

Dawn Addams

Susan Manners

Acting

Robert Karnes

Walter Gordon

Acting

Lawrence Dobkin

Dr. Delmar

Acting

George Eldredge

Dr. Paul Dryden

Acting

Dan Riss

Dr. Frank Werner

Acting

Michael Fox

Dr. Klinger

Acting

King Donovan

James O'Herli

Acting

Kem Dibbs

David Wells

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James Best

Dr. Sidney K. Fuller

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