1 00:03:46,976 --> 00:03:51,690 - Well, we're here, Nevsky. - I see, colonel. 2 00:03:51,981 --> 00:03:56,945 Rice to crew. Transmit touchdown time and position to mother ship. 3 00:03:56,986 --> 00:04:01,366 Let's look at the environment telemetry. 4 00:04:04,994 --> 00:04:06,955 Only Child to UN One. 5 00:04:06,996 --> 00:04:10,959 Touchdown at 7 hours, 2 minutes, 9 seconds sidereal time. 6 00:04:11,001 --> 00:04:14,963 Latitude 3-7 degrees, 8 minutes, 10 seconds... 7 00:04:15,005 --> 00:04:17,966 - What's it like, Stuart? - Readings are coming. 8 00:04:18,008 --> 00:04:22,971 UN One to Only Child on H.F. UN One to Only Child. 9 00:04:23,013 --> 00:04:25,974 How do you read? 10 00:04:26,016 --> 00:04:29,936 - Rice on U.H.F. High. Do you read me? - Loud and clear. 11 00:04:29,978 --> 00:04:33,940 - How was the landing? - We made it in one piece. 12 00:04:33,982 --> 00:04:36,943 We're putting the survey team down, colonel. 13 00:04:36,985 --> 00:04:42,282 Sgt. Martin's entering the escape hatch. Here's Nevsky. 14 00:04:44,993 --> 00:04:47,996 - Set? - Go, sir. 15 00:04:48,997 --> 00:04:52,959 Roger, Only Child. Your impact point is right on. 16 00:04:53,001 --> 00:04:56,963 - Read you loud and clear. - Secure escape hatch. 17 00:04:57,005 --> 00:05:00,383 Your systems look good. 18 00:05:01,009 --> 00:05:04,929 How does it look out the window? 19 00:05:08,016 --> 00:05:10,852 Decontaminate. 20 00:05:13,980 --> 00:05:17,734 The lapse time is 13 plus 10. 21 00:05:19,986 --> 00:05:21,946 This is it, Rice. 22 00:05:21,988 --> 00:05:26,284 - The big event. - Release outer lock. 23 00:05:58,983 --> 00:06:03,863 Sgt. Andrew Martin, the farm boy from Indiana... 24 00:06:03,988 --> 00:06:08,618 ...is the first man to set foot on the moon. 25 00:06:20,005 --> 00:06:24,467 Congratulations are coming from all over. 26 00:07:19,981 --> 00:07:22,901 Martin! Stuart! 27 00:07:41,002 --> 00:07:44,673 Well, l didn't put it there. 28 00:07:45,006 --> 00:07:50,553 Hey, colonel, we found something. You'd better take a look. 29 00:07:51,012 --> 00:07:54,557 And here's something else. 30 00:07:54,974 --> 00:07:57,936 "Claimed for her Majesty Queen Victoria... 31 00:07:57,977 --> 00:08:01,940 ...in the year of our Lord, 1899. " 32 00:08:01,981 --> 00:08:06,945 - How do we explain it? - The Kremlin will never believe it. 33 00:08:06,986 --> 00:08:11,950 It's like a summons of some kind. "Katherine Callender," whoever she is. 34 00:08:11,991 --> 00:08:14,953 They'll never believe it. Never. 35 00:08:14,994 --> 00:08:15,954 Dymchurch. 36 00:08:15,995 --> 00:08:19,958 Get it on the scanner to Earth before it falls apart. 37 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:23,962 How am l gonna tell them this? Queen Victoria. 38 00:08:24,004 --> 00:08:27,382 They'll think l'm nuts. 39 00:08:29,009 --> 00:08:30,969 Rice to Mother ship. 40 00:08:31,011 --> 00:08:34,931 Rice to Mother ship. Urgently request... 41 00:08:34,973 --> 00:08:38,935 ...UN Space Agency Investigation Team... 42 00:08:38,977 --> 00:08:43,440 ...proceed at once to Dymchurch, England. 43 00:08:51,990 --> 00:08:54,951 Sgt. Martin is the first man... 44 00:08:54,993 --> 00:08:59,914 You'll see there never was a Katherine Callender. 45 00:08:59,998 --> 00:09:02,959 You coming, Dr. Tok? 46 00:09:03,001 --> 00:09:04,961 England's a land of eccentrics. 47 00:09:05,003 --> 00:09:07,964 ...on the moon, for the first time. 48 00:09:08,006 --> 00:09:10,425 l hope. 49 00:09:15,013 --> 00:09:21,102 Dr. Tok from the U.N. Space Agency? l'm from the Express. Tell me... 50 00:09:21,978 --> 00:09:24,272 1899? 51 00:09:25,982 --> 00:09:30,945 That's a bit before my time, yes. We keep the records over there. 52 00:09:30,987 --> 00:09:35,950 Katherine Callender, you say? Is it a birth, a wedding... 53 00:09:35,992 --> 00:09:37,952 ...or a death? 54 00:09:37,994 --> 00:09:40,955 We just want to know if she once lived here. 55 00:09:40,997 --> 00:09:42,957 Come this way. 56 00:09:42,999 --> 00:09:44,959 - So some crackpot faked it. - Why? 57 00:09:45,001 --> 00:09:50,965 To take the frosting off the UN cake. Mother Empire, still waving the flag. 58 00:09:51,007 --> 00:09:55,053 We'd better start with the births. 59 00:09:56,012 --> 00:09:59,933 Oh, bless my soul, these are the deaths. 60 00:09:59,974 --> 00:10:03,937 Well, you know, it's weddings. They always affect me. 61 00:10:03,978 --> 00:10:06,940 They do, even now. Look at this stuff. 62 00:10:06,981 --> 00:10:10,944 They never affected me. Much to my regret. 63 00:10:10,985 --> 00:10:12,946 Here we are, C-A... 64 00:10:12,987 --> 00:10:16,199 Callaghan, Calder... 65 00:10:16,991 --> 00:10:18,952 You did say "Callender"? 66 00:10:18,993 --> 00:10:22,956 - Yes, Katherine Callender. - There's no record... 67 00:10:22,997 --> 00:10:26,960 ...of any Katherine Callender among the births. 68 00:10:27,002 --> 00:10:29,963 - She never existed. - Address is Cherry Cottage. 69 00:10:30,005 --> 00:10:33,967 Bedford, Bedford... l remember now. 70 00:10:34,009 --> 00:10:36,970 l married her. From Boston, Massachusetts. 71 00:10:37,012 --> 00:10:41,933 - So there is a Katherine Callender? - Was. She died some 10 years ago. 72 00:10:41,975 --> 00:10:45,937 - Is Mr. Bedford alive? - lf he wasn't, he'd be in the book. 73 00:10:45,979 --> 00:10:48,940 Over here. Has this to do with the moon... 74 00:10:48,982 --> 00:10:50,942 Hold it! You were saying, sir? 75 00:10:50,984 --> 00:10:54,946 Mr. Bedford has been in a nursing home for a long time. 76 00:10:54,988 --> 00:10:56,948 Where is it? 77 00:10:56,990 --> 00:11:02,037 The Limes, outside Dymchurch. Along Folkstone Road. 78 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:11,212 Should l let them know you're coming? 79 00:11:12,005 --> 00:11:15,967 - Let's have a picture or something. - Oh, come on. 80 00:11:16,009 --> 00:11:20,930 - I don't know. Go to Folkstone Road. - The Limes, the nursing home. 81 00:11:20,972 --> 00:11:24,184 The UN Space Agency? 82 00:11:27,979 --> 00:11:30,940 Well, l hope you're not wasting your time. 83 00:11:30,982 --> 00:11:35,945 You see, we've had trouble before with Mr. Bedford's obsessions. 84 00:11:35,987 --> 00:11:39,949 But if you'll follow me, l'll take you up to his room. 85 00:11:39,991 --> 00:11:40,950 Obsessions? 86 00:11:40,992 --> 00:11:44,954 Sending letters abroad to officials. Russian Space Agency... 87 00:11:44,996 --> 00:11:50,794 ...National Aeronautic and Space Administration about the moon. 88 00:11:51,002 --> 00:11:53,963 When l saw your credentials, l wondered. 89 00:11:54,005 --> 00:11:57,967 - What sort of letters? - Warnings. Absurd warnings. 90 00:11:58,009 --> 00:12:01,930 - Does he know of the expedition? - We don't let him watch television. 91 00:12:01,971 --> 00:12:04,933 It excites him needlessly. 92 00:12:04,974 --> 00:12:07,936 - Now, must you see him? - It is necessary. 93 00:12:07,977 --> 00:12:09,938 Just the UN party, then. 94 00:12:09,979 --> 00:12:14,734 No, you newspaper men are not allowed through. 95 00:12:14,984 --> 00:12:17,696 Mr. Bedford. 96 00:12:18,988 --> 00:12:21,533 Visitors. 97 00:12:23,993 --> 00:12:25,954 Mr. Arnold Bedford? 98 00:12:25,995 --> 00:12:28,957 l'm Richard Challis, UN Space Agency. 99 00:12:28,998 --> 00:12:31,960 Margaret Hoy, Mr. Glushkov and Dr. Tok. 100 00:12:32,002 --> 00:12:36,965 Please, sir, won't you sit down? l hope you don't mind... 101 00:12:37,007 --> 00:12:40,927 ...but l just want to ask you... - We can save time. 102 00:12:40,969 --> 00:12:44,889 Have you ever seen these before? 103 00:12:47,976 --> 00:12:50,520 My glass. 104 00:12:59,988 --> 00:13:02,824 How did you... 105 00:13:02,991 --> 00:13:06,119 How did you find... 106 00:13:13,001 --> 00:13:17,339 You found them on the moon, didn't you? 107 00:13:18,006 --> 00:13:20,967 There's been an expedition? 108 00:13:21,009 --> 00:13:22,927 - It's there now. - There now? 109 00:13:22,969 --> 00:13:24,929 They're in great danger. 110 00:13:24,971 --> 00:13:28,933 - I know. You must stop them. - Please. Matron? 111 00:13:28,975 --> 00:13:31,936 - You must go. - Stop them. They must know. 112 00:13:31,978 --> 00:13:35,940 It's very dangerous for all of them. 113 00:13:35,982 --> 00:13:41,946 Are you seriously telling us you've been on the moon and returned? 114 00:13:42,989 --> 00:13:45,283 1899. 115 00:13:45,992 --> 00:13:48,953 Oh, it's so long... 116 00:13:48,995 --> 00:13:49,954 Thank you. 117 00:13:49,996 --> 00:13:51,956 l'd been... 118 00:13:51,998 --> 00:13:56,961 l'd been engaged in an unsuccessful business speculation. 119 00:13:57,003 --> 00:13:58,963 My creditors were pressing me hard. 120 00:13:59,005 --> 00:14:02,926 l'd always had the idea l could write a play. 121 00:14:02,967 --> 00:14:06,930 Wonderful financial possibilities in a successful play. 122 00:14:06,971 --> 00:14:10,934 l looked for somewhere secluded where l could write. 123 00:14:10,975 --> 00:14:14,938 In the end l rented a cottage, out near Dymchurch. 124 00:14:14,979 --> 00:14:19,567 l remember it was along an abandoned canal. 125 00:14:43,967 --> 00:14:48,555 - Just one today, Mr. Bedford. - Thank you. 126 00:15:01,985 --> 00:15:05,739 - Hi. - Infernal contraption! 127 00:15:12,996 --> 00:15:15,373 Hello. 128 00:15:15,999 --> 00:15:17,959 - Hello, darling. - Kate. 129 00:15:18,001 --> 00:15:21,963 - Was it all right with your relations? - No trouble. 130 00:15:22,005 --> 00:15:24,966 They think l'm at Worthing rehearsing a play. 131 00:15:25,008 --> 00:15:26,926 Cherry Cottage. 132 00:15:26,968 --> 00:15:30,930 Arnold, it's lovely. And with a real cherry tree. 133 00:15:30,972 --> 00:15:33,933 The moat to my castle. Come on. 134 00:15:33,975 --> 00:15:34,934 Watch your step. 135 00:15:34,976 --> 00:15:36,936 - All right? - Thank you. 136 00:15:36,978 --> 00:15:39,939 Oh, it's so beautiful. 137 00:15:39,981 --> 00:15:41,941 Careful. 138 00:15:41,983 --> 00:15:45,945 - It's like a postcard. - It's the best time of year. 139 00:15:45,987 --> 00:15:46,946 How's the work? 140 00:15:46,988 --> 00:15:50,492 - Oh, fine. Fine. - Good. 141 00:15:53,995 --> 00:15:56,539 Arnold... 142 00:15:57,999 --> 00:16:01,002 ...it's charming. 143 00:16:04,005 --> 00:16:09,678 - It's the perfect place to write. - It's comfortable, quiet. 144 00:16:09,969 --> 00:16:13,932 Act 1, scene 1. Is that as much as you've written? 145 00:16:13,973 --> 00:16:16,935 You know how difficult it is to start. 146 00:16:16,976 --> 00:16:18,937 Yes, darling, l know. 147 00:16:18,978 --> 00:16:22,941 The basic idea is the important thing. Then it's... 148 00:16:22,982 --> 00:16:25,944 ...a matter of slugging away. There's a producer... 149 00:16:25,985 --> 00:16:27,946 ...clamoring for the manuscript. 150 00:16:27,987 --> 00:16:32,325 Probably something from him. Excuse me. 151 00:16:36,996 --> 00:16:40,375 "Rent in arrears, £20." 152 00:16:41,001 --> 00:16:42,961 He'll just have to be patient. 153 00:16:43,003 --> 00:16:47,924 It's perfect. Just my idea of an old English cottage. 154 00:16:47,966 --> 00:16:49,926 It really belongs to you? 155 00:16:49,968 --> 00:16:53,930 An old aunt of mine retired here. l was her favorite. 156 00:16:53,972 --> 00:16:56,933 - She left it to me. - Then what's to stop us? 157 00:16:56,975 --> 00:16:59,936 We can get married now. 158 00:16:59,978 --> 00:17:02,939 A producer's clamoring for your play... 159 00:17:02,981 --> 00:17:05,942 Or are you too set in your bachelor ways? 160 00:17:05,984 --> 00:17:08,945 Kate, l'm as impatient as you, but... 161 00:17:08,987 --> 00:17:13,158 There's something you ought to know. 162 00:17:14,993 --> 00:17:17,579 You see... 163 00:17:17,996 --> 00:17:20,957 ...all my money's in Army boots from the Boer War. 164 00:17:20,999 --> 00:17:23,960 It will pay off eventually. 165 00:17:24,002 --> 00:17:27,964 But l'll have to sell the cottage to pay my creditors. 166 00:17:28,006 --> 00:17:30,925 Oh, no, Arnold. 167 00:17:30,967 --> 00:17:34,929 We'll think of something. Now, l'd like to freshen up. 168 00:17:34,971 --> 00:17:38,516 The stairs are here, dear. 169 00:17:39,976 --> 00:17:44,314 l can manage quite well alone, darling. 170 00:18:06,002 --> 00:18:07,962 That's strange. 171 00:18:08,004 --> 00:18:11,216 That's very strange. 172 00:18:22,977 --> 00:18:23,937 Excuse me, excuse me. 173 00:18:23,978 --> 00:18:28,942 On my way to the village, l saw smoke. l thought the place was empty... 174 00:18:28,983 --> 00:18:31,945 l'll explain, l'll explain. 175 00:18:31,986 --> 00:18:34,948 My name is Joseph Cavor. How do you do? 176 00:18:34,989 --> 00:18:35,949 Let me help. 177 00:18:35,990 --> 00:18:39,953 - Hello. - Hello. l live across the fields. 178 00:18:39,994 --> 00:18:42,956 - Well, l'm Kate. - Hello. How do you do? 179 00:18:42,997 --> 00:18:46,960 Are you the owner of the cottage? 180 00:18:48,003 --> 00:18:49,963 No, Mr. Bedford's gone to the village. 181 00:18:50,005 --> 00:18:53,925 - Mr. Bedford? Right. - Won't you come in? 182 00:18:53,967 --> 00:18:58,930 - That's very nice of you. Thank you. - He won't be long. 183 00:18:58,972 --> 00:19:01,933 - I hope l'm not intruding. - No, not at all. 184 00:19:01,975 --> 00:19:07,105 A nice place. Known it since l was a boy. After you. 185 00:19:07,981 --> 00:19:11,943 - Please sit down, Mr. Cavor. - Thank you. 186 00:19:11,985 --> 00:19:14,946 - l'll bring some tea. - That would be nice. 187 00:19:14,988 --> 00:19:17,949 You see, l'm a research scientist. 188 00:19:17,991 --> 00:19:23,580 l'm about to complete an important scientific demonstration. 189 00:19:23,997 --> 00:19:28,835 Probably one of the most important of all time. 190 00:19:29,002 --> 00:19:31,921 l'd like to say how pleased l am... 191 00:19:31,963 --> 00:19:36,593 ...to have you and Mr. Bedford as neighbors. 192 00:19:38,970 --> 00:19:41,931 The point is, l moved here for the isolation. 193 00:19:41,973 --> 00:19:46,936 Mr. Cavor, we won't trouble you. That's just what attracts Arnold. 194 00:19:46,978 --> 00:19:52,359 - He needs quiet to write his play. - I understand that. 195 00:19:52,984 --> 00:19:55,945 - Then, what is it? - I must tell you... 196 00:19:55,987 --> 00:19:57,947 ...there's risk, even danger... 197 00:19:57,989 --> 00:20:01,951 ...in my experiment. It could damage your property. 198 00:20:01,993 --> 00:20:07,457 If Mr. Bedford would sell, l'd pay anything within reason. 199 00:20:11,002 --> 00:20:14,923 - You want to buy Cherry Cottage? - Yes, l do. Yes. 200 00:20:14,964 --> 00:20:18,927 - How much were you figuring? - Well, l'm not very good at this. 201 00:20:18,968 --> 00:20:22,931 l thought perhaps £1000, maybe more. 202 00:20:22,972 --> 00:20:25,934 Well, that's $5000. 203 00:20:25,975 --> 00:20:29,938 The cottage has been in Mr. Bedford's family for years. 204 00:20:29,979 --> 00:20:32,941 He has a deep attachment to it. 205 00:20:32,982 --> 00:20:36,945 l see. The trouble is, my experiments have cost me so much... 206 00:20:36,986 --> 00:20:39,948 Of course, l might be able to double it. 207 00:20:39,989 --> 00:20:43,952 Good Lord. l forgot. The furnace! The furnace! 208 00:20:43,993 --> 00:20:46,371 Gibbs! 209 00:20:52,002 --> 00:20:56,047 - Mr. Cavor! - Nearly fell. Gibbs! 210 00:20:56,965 --> 00:21:00,927 - You forgot your bicycle! - Yes, l have a bicycle. 211 00:21:00,969 --> 00:21:03,680 Quite right. 212 00:21:05,974 --> 00:21:10,812 The most wonderful news. l've sold the cottage. 213 00:21:10,979 --> 00:21:14,941 - You what? - l've sold the cottage to Mr. Cavor. 214 00:21:14,983 --> 00:21:15,942 That crackpot? 215 00:21:15,984 --> 00:21:17,944 Gibbs, the furnace! 216 00:21:17,986 --> 00:21:19,946 Here. 217 00:21:19,988 --> 00:21:23,867 Better take this. He forgot it. 218 00:21:56,983 --> 00:22:00,945 - Mr. Cavor, l've come about... - Left the bicycle again? 219 00:22:00,987 --> 00:22:02,947 - Where's Cavor? - Inside. 220 00:22:02,989 --> 00:22:05,700 Door's open. 221 00:22:16,961 --> 00:22:20,090 Someone to see you. 222 00:22:25,970 --> 00:22:28,932 - My name's Bedford. - There's a gentleman here. 223 00:22:28,973 --> 00:22:31,935 Stand by, Gibbs. Any moment! 224 00:22:31,976 --> 00:22:33,937 Now! 225 00:22:33,978 --> 00:22:36,940 Quick, fix that! The weight's come off! 226 00:22:36,981 --> 00:22:39,943 l've come about the house. 227 00:22:39,984 --> 00:22:41,945 - Fix that! - I must get this straight. 228 00:22:41,986 --> 00:22:44,948 Gibbs, get the doors. Quick! 229 00:22:44,989 --> 00:22:46,950 - You must realize... - A little patience. 230 00:22:46,991 --> 00:22:48,952 - Please. - But you... 231 00:22:48,993 --> 00:22:51,955 - Getting on, see. - l'm trying... 232 00:22:51,996 --> 00:22:56,960 - You must listen to what l'm saying! - Just a minute. 233 00:22:57,002 --> 00:22:59,921 - Mr. Cavor, my... - Open the door! 234 00:22:59,963 --> 00:23:04,009 Get out of the way, man. Very hot. 235 00:23:04,968 --> 00:23:07,929 - Cavor! - Go on, get out. Get out. 236 00:23:07,971 --> 00:23:11,933 Mr. Cavor, l simply must get this straight. 237 00:23:11,975 --> 00:23:14,227 l... 238 00:23:15,979 --> 00:23:19,607 l'm not in a position to... 239 00:23:19,983 --> 00:23:21,943 This... You see... 240 00:23:21,985 --> 00:23:24,404 Kate... 241 00:23:24,988 --> 00:23:28,950 Kate couldn't possibly sell you Cherry Cottage because... 242 00:23:28,992 --> 00:23:31,953 What is this stuff? 243 00:23:31,995 --> 00:23:35,749 - What? - What is this stuff? 244 00:23:35,999 --> 00:23:37,959 That's cavorite. 245 00:23:38,001 --> 00:23:40,837 It's cavorite. 246 00:23:40,962 --> 00:23:44,924 Oh, nicely on temperature. Nicely on temperature. 247 00:23:44,966 --> 00:23:46,926 Mr. Cavor... 248 00:23:46,968 --> 00:23:48,928 ...if you would... 249 00:23:48,970 --> 00:23:53,933 ...kindly tell me what it is you're trying to do, in a simple language... 250 00:23:53,975 --> 00:23:58,938 ...because l'm not a scientist. Unless, of course, it's a secret. 251 00:23:58,980 --> 00:24:03,860 - It is a secret. It is a secret. - Would you... 252 00:24:03,985 --> 00:24:06,946 Would you tell me? 253 00:24:06,988 --> 00:24:08,948 Yes, l will tell you. 254 00:24:08,990 --> 00:24:13,620 l will tell you. l'll explain. l'll explain. 255 00:24:14,996 --> 00:24:19,918 Now, you know that you can use screens, like this... 256 00:24:19,959 --> 00:24:22,921 ...to cut off light and heat. 257 00:24:22,962 --> 00:24:24,923 By the same token, you can... 258 00:24:24,964 --> 00:24:28,927 ...cut off Marconi's wireless rays with sheets of lead. 259 00:24:28,968 --> 00:24:33,932 - Nothing, till now, cuts off gravity. - Gravity. The pull of the earth. 260 00:24:33,973 --> 00:24:37,936 - What holds us on the ground. - Yes, that's right. 261 00:24:37,977 --> 00:24:40,939 Now, what l'm experimenting with is... 262 00:24:40,980 --> 00:24:43,942 ...a sort of coating, a metallic paste... 263 00:24:43,983 --> 00:24:48,947 ...which will, in fact, cut off the force of gravity. 264 00:24:48,988 --> 00:24:50,949 - Paste? - Paste. 265 00:24:50,990 --> 00:24:53,952 You mean you paint it on things? 266 00:24:53,993 --> 00:24:55,954 Yes, in a way. Yes. 267 00:24:55,995 --> 00:24:59,958 - Like this chair, for example. - You could use that chair. 268 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:04,295 - May I? - Please. Yes, l'll show you. 269 00:25:08,967 --> 00:25:10,927 Takes effect... 270 00:25:10,969 --> 00:25:12,929 ...when... 271 00:25:12,971 --> 00:25:15,807 ...it hardens. 272 00:25:15,974 --> 00:25:17,934 - That's all? - That's all. 273 00:25:17,976 --> 00:25:20,353 l see. 274 00:25:28,987 --> 00:25:30,947 Are you... 275 00:25:30,989 --> 00:25:33,950 Are you telling me this chair will lose its weight? 276 00:25:33,992 --> 00:25:38,955 Yes. In fact, we'll have a job to stop it from rising. 277 00:25:38,997 --> 00:25:40,957 - Really? - Yes. 278 00:25:40,999 --> 00:25:43,918 - Then, l'd better sit in it. - l'd be careful... 279 00:25:43,960 --> 00:25:45,920 - About the cottage... - It will go. 280 00:25:45,962 --> 00:25:50,675 - As l was saying, Katherine... - Be careful! 281 00:25:50,967 --> 00:25:53,928 Gibbs, the ladder! 282 00:25:53,970 --> 00:25:54,929 This is fantastic! 283 00:25:54,971 --> 00:25:57,932 It's the most incredible thing! 284 00:25:57,974 --> 00:26:02,937 - Can't you see what this will do? - I warned you! 285 00:26:02,979 --> 00:26:05,940 It will revolutionize shipping, locomotion... 286 00:26:05,982 --> 00:26:09,944 Think of the ways we could exploit this product! 287 00:26:09,986 --> 00:26:12,947 Gibbs! l'll get you down. 288 00:26:12,989 --> 00:26:17,952 We have the chance of a thousand years. We can be rich beyond belief. 289 00:26:17,994 --> 00:26:19,954 Just think of it. 290 00:26:19,996 --> 00:26:24,918 The cartels, the trusts. Cavorite could rule the world. 291 00:26:24,959 --> 00:26:27,921 l'm certain we could make a fortune. 292 00:26:27,962 --> 00:26:30,924 Your invention, my brains, my methods... 293 00:26:30,965 --> 00:26:33,927 - What's wrong? - It's nothing to do with you. 294 00:26:33,968 --> 00:26:34,928 Give me that! 295 00:26:34,969 --> 00:26:37,931 - Never mind the ladder! - What? 296 00:26:37,972 --> 00:26:41,351 Gibbs, you're an idiot. 297 00:26:42,977 --> 00:26:46,940 - I did warn you. - Never mind. Listen to me. 298 00:26:46,981 --> 00:26:48,942 About the cottage. It's yours. 299 00:26:48,983 --> 00:26:53,947 Provided you allow me to invest the money in your invention. 300 00:26:53,988 --> 00:26:54,948 What do you say? 301 00:26:54,989 --> 00:26:57,951 - Do you think you should? - Of course! 302 00:26:57,992 --> 00:27:01,955 l'm a businessman. l can handle patents, process secrets... 303 00:27:01,996 --> 00:27:04,916 It's settled. Come on, help me down. 304 00:27:04,958 --> 00:27:07,919 Oh, by the way... 305 00:27:07,961 --> 00:27:10,922 How had you thought of using cavorite? 306 00:27:10,964 --> 00:27:14,926 Well, nothing very practical, l'm afraid. 307 00:27:14,968 --> 00:27:20,015 - Something like a trip to the moon. - Yes, well... 308 00:27:20,974 --> 00:27:23,685 My dear sir! 309 00:27:26,980 --> 00:27:30,942 Sign there. That's the deed assigning Cherry Cottage to you. 310 00:27:30,984 --> 00:27:33,945 - Why bring me into it? - l've explained. 311 00:27:33,987 --> 00:27:37,949 It's got to be done in the proper way. 312 00:27:37,991 --> 00:27:42,954 Cavor's solicitors need papers and documents. l can't sign them. 313 00:27:42,996 --> 00:27:48,460 If my creditors know that l've come into money, that's it. 314 00:27:49,961 --> 00:27:55,842 - You're sure it's not dishonest? - No, it's just a legal device. 315 00:27:55,967 --> 00:28:00,930 Now, this is the agreement with Cavor. Sign there. 316 00:28:00,972 --> 00:28:04,934 On the proceeds of cavorite, l'll be able to pay off my debts. 317 00:28:04,976 --> 00:28:09,939 Arnold, with this money, we'll be able to get married now. Right away. 318 00:28:09,981 --> 00:28:15,236 We could, if l wasn't putting it into the experiments. 319 00:28:15,987 --> 00:28:18,281 What? 320 00:28:18,990 --> 00:28:23,953 - $10,000 with that madman? - It will make our future, l'm sure. 321 00:28:23,995 --> 00:28:27,916 - What about your play? - The play's a gamble. 322 00:28:27,957 --> 00:28:30,919 - But... - l'm doing this for you. 323 00:28:30,960 --> 00:28:33,922 Soon the experiments will be completed. 324 00:28:33,963 --> 00:28:37,926 If you waste your money on that experiment, the wedding's off! 325 00:28:37,967 --> 00:28:42,347 l'm packing up and going home to Boston! 326 00:28:54,984 --> 00:28:56,945 Your move. 327 00:28:56,986 --> 00:28:59,948 - Look at this. l've got him now. - Hang on. 328 00:28:59,989 --> 00:29:05,412 - You must keep an eye on that furnace. - Yes, all right. 329 00:29:05,995 --> 00:29:09,916 Bedford, come in. Got the deeds? Go to the kitchen. 330 00:29:09,958 --> 00:29:13,920 Watch that temperature. Any drop could be disastrous. 331 00:29:13,962 --> 00:29:17,924 Talk about disaster. What's he want to interfere for? 332 00:29:17,966 --> 00:29:21,928 - Take over for me. - Let him do it. l'm having tea. 333 00:29:21,970 --> 00:29:26,933 - l'm a metal worker, not a stoker. - When's a gardener's job stoking? 334 00:29:26,975 --> 00:29:32,689 Come on, matey. It'll be just like working with your petunias. 335 00:29:32,981 --> 00:29:36,526 l'm fed up with this lark. 336 00:29:36,985 --> 00:29:40,947 - Let's settle it over a pint. - Now you're talking. 337 00:29:40,989 --> 00:29:43,950 Don't know why he wants it so hot anyhow. 338 00:29:43,992 --> 00:29:48,329 Let them see it for themselves, use it. 339 00:29:48,955 --> 00:29:49,914 For instance... 340 00:29:49,956 --> 00:29:53,626 ...cavorite trays and boots. 341 00:29:53,960 --> 00:29:59,924 Boots! Yes, of course! Simply enamel the soles and a man would just... 342 00:29:59,966 --> 00:30:02,886 Just like that. 343 00:30:03,970 --> 00:30:04,929 That's right. 344 00:30:04,971 --> 00:30:08,933 l thought of boots last night. Army surplus boots. 345 00:30:08,975 --> 00:30:12,937 - It's a basic idea... - Only way to do it. 346 00:30:12,979 --> 00:30:16,941 Perhaps not the only way, but for a start. 347 00:30:16,983 --> 00:30:20,945 We can do it together. Room enough in the sphere for two people. 348 00:30:20,987 --> 00:30:25,950 You're not serious about going to the moon, are you? Wasn't it a joke? 349 00:30:25,992 --> 00:30:30,914 We'd be firing ourselves off the globe for nothing. 350 00:30:30,955 --> 00:30:34,918 If there was anything on the moon worth discovering, there... 351 00:30:34,959 --> 00:30:39,130 It's exceptionally high in minerals. 352 00:30:39,964 --> 00:30:42,926 - Minerals? - Minerals. 353 00:30:42,967 --> 00:30:46,930 - Including gold? - Including gold. 354 00:30:46,971 --> 00:30:51,935 There's a theory that the minerals on the moon are not in a molten magma... 355 00:30:51,976 --> 00:30:54,938 ...but dotted about... 356 00:30:54,979 --> 00:30:56,940 ...in nuggets. 357 00:30:56,981 --> 00:31:00,944 Rather like raisins in a fruitcake. 358 00:31:00,985 --> 00:31:03,947 Better than weightless boots, isn't it? 359 00:31:03,988 --> 00:31:08,368 Come on, l've got something to show you. 360 00:31:14,958 --> 00:31:17,919 How far would it be? 361 00:31:17,961 --> 00:31:19,921 What, to the moon? 362 00:31:19,963 --> 00:31:24,926 About a quarter of a million miles. About quarter of a million... Come on. 363 00:31:24,968 --> 00:31:28,930 You'll have to forgive this confusion, untidiness. 364 00:31:28,972 --> 00:31:31,933 l'll get it cleared up one day. 365 00:31:31,975 --> 00:31:35,937 Oh, my goodness! That's much too high. 366 00:31:35,979 --> 00:31:41,860 It's to carry the hot gases from the furnace. l'll explain later. 367 00:32:00,962 --> 00:32:04,758 It's all right! He's a friend! 368 00:32:05,967 --> 00:32:09,929 My guards. Better than dogs. They're harmless. 369 00:32:09,971 --> 00:32:11,931 There's Gwendoline, Aristotle. 370 00:32:11,973 --> 00:32:13,933 - It's hot! - 123 degrees! 371 00:32:13,975 --> 00:32:16,936 - No? - Yes! Come on! 372 00:32:16,978 --> 00:32:20,648 Out of the way, out the way! 373 00:32:34,954 --> 00:32:37,624 The sphere. 374 00:32:37,957 --> 00:32:42,003 - You've actually built it. - Yes. 375 00:32:44,964 --> 00:32:49,344 It's taken time, mind you. Years, years. 376 00:32:49,969 --> 00:32:51,930 Well, here it is. The sphere. 377 00:32:51,971 --> 00:32:55,934 It's double-walled. The shell inside is complete. 378 00:32:55,975 --> 00:33:01,940 This outer frame is covered with roller blinds and old railway buffers. 379 00:33:01,981 --> 00:33:04,943 The blinds will be covered with cavorite. 380 00:33:04,984 --> 00:33:08,947 When they're extended, they'll cut off the force of gravity. 381 00:33:08,988 --> 00:33:12,951 Yes, that's right. That's very good. 382 00:33:12,992 --> 00:33:17,914 You open and shut the blinds to cut off gravity from the Earth... 383 00:33:17,956 --> 00:33:21,918 ...moon or any other bodies in space. - Space. 384 00:33:21,960 --> 00:33:25,088 You really mean it. 385 00:33:26,965 --> 00:33:28,925 l'll tell you something. 386 00:33:28,967 --> 00:33:32,929 If the last batch of cavorite is successful... 387 00:33:32,971 --> 00:33:38,810 ...we start coating the sphere tonight. It's in the furnace now. 388 00:33:45,984 --> 00:33:49,404 It's exciting, isn't it? 389 00:33:49,988 --> 00:33:53,491 l really must say, l'm... 390 00:34:07,964 --> 00:34:10,925 - Opening all right? - Yes, perfectly. 391 00:34:10,967 --> 00:34:13,261 Good! 392 00:34:16,973 --> 00:34:20,310 Oh, my little kingdom. 393 00:34:46,961 --> 00:34:50,882 - What happened? - I don't know! 394 00:34:50,965 --> 00:34:53,677 The furnace. 395 00:34:54,969 --> 00:35:00,016 Come on, Bedford old man, hurry up! Bedford, hurry! 396 00:35:08,983 --> 00:35:12,612 l'll be back. l'll be back! 397 00:35:22,956 --> 00:35:26,918 l thought something happened to you. 398 00:35:26,960 --> 00:35:28,920 Something happened all right. 399 00:35:28,962 --> 00:35:34,926 l told Gibbs to watch the furnace! Bedford, from now on, you stoke it. 400 00:35:34,968 --> 00:35:37,929 - But it exploded! - No, it worked! 401 00:35:37,971 --> 00:35:39,931 It worked! It really worked! 402 00:35:39,973 --> 00:35:43,935 - l'll say! - It's enough power to lift the sphere! 403 00:35:43,977 --> 00:35:47,939 What's he talking about? What does he mean? 404 00:35:47,981 --> 00:35:51,109 Those diving suits. 405 00:35:51,985 --> 00:35:55,947 - You're not going deep-sea diving! - l'll explain. 406 00:35:55,989 --> 00:35:59,909 You see, what keeps water out, keeps air in. You see? 407 00:35:59,951 --> 00:36:03,913 - Walking in a vacuum might be fun. - Cavor, don't... 408 00:36:03,955 --> 00:36:06,916 There's no atmosphere on the moon. 409 00:36:06,958 --> 00:36:12,088 l've got a book on it! l'll go and check! Excuse me! 410 00:36:13,965 --> 00:36:16,509 The moon? 411 00:36:19,971 --> 00:36:22,932 You see, Kate, we were planning... 412 00:36:22,974 --> 00:36:26,936 ...a little expedition to test cavorite. 413 00:36:26,978 --> 00:36:28,938 On the moon? 414 00:36:28,980 --> 00:36:33,943 You're both raving mad! It's throwing your lives away! 415 00:36:33,985 --> 00:36:37,947 - The moon? - I was going to tell you all about it. 416 00:36:37,989 --> 00:36:41,910 You never spoke of your plans to go on this lunatic expedition... 417 00:36:41,951 --> 00:36:44,913 - Darling, l... - "Lunatic" is just the word! 418 00:36:44,954 --> 00:36:49,918 Go, blow yourself to bits. l don't care if l ever see you again! 419 00:36:49,959 --> 00:36:53,588 Oh, Kate, you... Oh, Cavor. 420 00:37:09,979 --> 00:37:13,942 Well done! Pour on more coal! Keep up the steam! 421 00:37:13,983 --> 00:37:17,779 Well done! Get out of the way! 422 00:37:19,989 --> 00:37:22,909 Well done, Bedford, old man! Keep it up! 423 00:37:22,951 --> 00:37:26,037 Bald-headed old... 424 00:38:48,953 --> 00:38:51,331 Madam! 425 00:38:56,961 --> 00:39:01,925 You must keep the doors closed or you'll ruin the experiment! 426 00:39:01,966 --> 00:39:05,845 Look, it's down to 110 degrees! 427 00:39:07,972 --> 00:39:11,935 What on earth have you got there? 428 00:39:11,976 --> 00:39:16,940 l've brought a few useful things for Arnold. Don't tell him. 429 00:39:16,981 --> 00:39:18,942 Just a few personal things. 430 00:39:18,983 --> 00:39:22,946 - Personal things. Like a gun! - It's a sensible precaution. 431 00:39:22,987 --> 00:39:26,908 - You never know. - What about these animals? 432 00:39:26,950 --> 00:39:30,912 l brought fresh food too. Tinned supplies aren't healthy. 433 00:39:30,954 --> 00:39:35,917 You have thought about feeding them? There's a sack of chickenfeed... 434 00:39:35,959 --> 00:39:38,920 No, l'm sorry. There's no room. 435 00:39:38,962 --> 00:39:41,923 You'll have to leave the lot. You'Il... 436 00:39:41,965 --> 00:39:44,926 The temperature! 437 00:39:44,968 --> 00:39:47,929 Oh, my goodness! 438 00:39:47,971 --> 00:39:52,851 Chickens, gin and bitters, guns... l don't know. 439 00:39:54,978 --> 00:39:58,940 Should you run out like that when you're so overheated? 440 00:39:58,982 --> 00:40:01,943 You'll catch cold! 441 00:40:01,985 --> 00:40:06,072 Will you close those blasted doors! 442 00:40:17,959 --> 00:40:22,922 Give me that. The greenhouse temperature is down by 15 degrees. 443 00:40:22,964 --> 00:40:26,926 - It's not possible. - Kate keeps mooning around! 444 00:40:26,968 --> 00:40:30,930 - She won't leave those doors alone! - Kate's still here? 445 00:40:30,972 --> 00:40:36,144 Of course she is! Tell her to go home! Just tell her! 446 00:40:39,981 --> 00:40:45,653 And Bedford, don't be too long! We're leaving within an hour. 447 00:41:10,970 --> 00:41:14,933 - I thought you'd gone. - I brought some things for your trip. 448 00:41:14,974 --> 00:41:16,935 Thanks. 449 00:41:16,976 --> 00:41:20,939 Why did you have to get mixed up in this? 450 00:41:20,980 --> 00:41:23,942 Oh, don't go. Change your mind. 451 00:41:23,983 --> 00:41:27,529 It's not too late. Please. 452 00:41:28,947 --> 00:41:30,907 But it's only for a few weeks. 453 00:41:30,949 --> 00:41:33,910 It's not as if it were forever. 454 00:41:33,952 --> 00:41:37,914 If you go, it may as well be forever. 455 00:41:37,956 --> 00:41:41,918 And l won't be here when you return. l mean it this time. 456 00:41:41,960 --> 00:41:46,965 So make a decision here and now. It's Cavor or me. 457 00:41:59,978 --> 00:42:04,357 When you decide, l'll be at the cottage. 458 00:42:37,974 --> 00:42:43,396 l've banked the fires. We haven't got much time. Come on. 459 00:42:44,981 --> 00:42:48,943 Those doors! That woman will be the death of me. 460 00:42:48,985 --> 00:42:51,905 Thank the Lord l never got married. 461 00:42:51,946 --> 00:42:57,744 My mother warned me. She was right. My goodness, she was right. 462 00:43:40,954 --> 00:43:44,916 - Oh, Arnold, l'm so glad... - Evening. 463 00:43:44,958 --> 00:43:48,169 Katherine Callender? 464 00:43:49,963 --> 00:43:55,927 "This summons is served on behalf of the landlord of Cherry Cottage." 465 00:43:55,969 --> 00:43:58,930 - Summons? - Just a minute, please. 466 00:43:58,972 --> 00:44:03,935 "There's been an illegal attempt to transfer the title to a third party." 467 00:44:03,977 --> 00:44:06,938 And your signature is on this paper. 468 00:44:06,980 --> 00:44:09,941 But Mr. Bedford inherited it from his aunt. 469 00:44:09,983 --> 00:44:15,155 Cherry Cottage is the sole property of our clients... 470 00:44:15,947 --> 00:44:21,369 ...Bascombe G. Osgood, and we'll see you in court, madam. 471 00:44:22,954 --> 00:44:24,914 Goodnight. 472 00:44:24,956 --> 00:44:27,917 Come along, Bassie. 473 00:44:27,959 --> 00:44:30,253 Lies. 474 00:44:30,962 --> 00:44:34,591 Lies from beginning to end. 475 00:44:46,978 --> 00:44:47,937 - That's everything. - No. 476 00:44:47,979 --> 00:44:51,941 - What? - l've forgotten something. 477 00:44:51,983 --> 00:44:53,902 Oxygen cylinders? 478 00:44:53,943 --> 00:44:54,903 - Glasses? - I got those. 479 00:44:54,944 --> 00:44:56,905 - You left the gas on? - No. 480 00:44:56,946 --> 00:45:01,868 l've got it. It's very important, very important. 481 00:45:08,958 --> 00:45:11,920 Ladies and gentlemen, liberty is at hand. 482 00:45:11,961 --> 00:45:14,923 Goodbye, Gwendoline, Victoria. 483 00:45:14,964 --> 00:45:17,926 l'll always be grateful for everything. 484 00:45:17,967 --> 00:45:20,929 Come on, man. The time's running short. 485 00:45:20,970 --> 00:45:25,934 Liberty, my friends! Liberty! Be back as soon as l can. 486 00:45:25,975 --> 00:45:28,937 Oh, my goodness. 487 00:45:28,978 --> 00:45:32,315 Come on, Cavor, hurry. 488 00:45:47,956 --> 00:45:51,751 - All right? - Yes. Thank you. 489 00:45:55,964 --> 00:45:59,926 Well, we're nicely on temperature. 490 00:45:59,968 --> 00:46:04,931 Oh, this is a solemn moment in the history of mankind. 491 00:46:04,973 --> 00:46:08,935 Man into space. Future generations will long remember us. 492 00:46:08,977 --> 00:46:11,938 If we're not blown to smithereens. 493 00:46:11,980 --> 00:46:13,940 Please, please. 494 00:46:13,982 --> 00:46:17,902 Put your hands and arms through the net like this. 495 00:46:17,944 --> 00:46:20,905 There might be a violent shock coming. 496 00:46:20,947 --> 00:46:24,909 Arnold, you come out of there! You can't leave this... 497 00:46:24,951 --> 00:46:28,747 Any moment now, l can feel it. 498 00:46:28,955 --> 00:46:30,915 - We're off! - Open up. 499 00:46:30,957 --> 00:46:34,919 - Open up! Mr. Bedford, open up! - What's that? 500 00:46:34,961 --> 00:46:36,921 - It's Kate. - That woman! 501 00:46:36,963 --> 00:46:39,924 She's impossible. She'll be blasted to death. 502 00:46:39,966 --> 00:46:44,596 - Open up! - Get her inside! Get her inside! 503 00:46:44,971 --> 00:46:49,267 - Hurry, for heaven's sake! - Quickly! 504 00:47:11,956 --> 00:47:13,917 l'm stuck. l can't move. 505 00:47:13,958 --> 00:47:18,922 You'll be okay. We'll stop accelerating at any moment now. 506 00:47:18,963 --> 00:47:20,924 Where are we? What's happening? 507 00:47:20,965 --> 00:47:24,928 Shot into space with the speed of a bullet. 508 00:47:24,969 --> 00:47:28,932 - l'll put magnets in your shoes. - Space? 509 00:47:28,973 --> 00:47:31,935 - l'm gonna be sick. - Hold on to the handgrips! 510 00:47:31,976 --> 00:47:35,939 You had no right to take me. l came for Mr. Bedford. 511 00:47:35,980 --> 00:47:40,902 - We had no choice, Mrs. Bedford. - Stop calling me that! 512 00:47:40,944 --> 00:47:43,905 - We're not married. - We're not likely to be. Ever! 513 00:47:43,947 --> 00:47:46,658 Not married? 514 00:47:46,950 --> 00:47:50,286 Kindly leave the room. 515 00:47:54,958 --> 00:47:58,294 Kindly leave the room. 516 00:48:11,975 --> 00:48:17,439 For what we are to receive, may the Lord make us thankful. 517 00:48:18,940 --> 00:48:21,234 Amen. 518 00:48:24,946 --> 00:48:29,909 There's the Pole star. We're nicely on trajectory. 519 00:48:29,951 --> 00:48:33,038 Can you see, Kate? 520 00:48:37,959 --> 00:48:40,920 - Close that blind! - I was trying to see. 521 00:48:40,962 --> 00:48:45,925 - Can't you steady this thing? - Ruined. All my calculations, ruined. 522 00:48:45,967 --> 00:48:51,014 - l'm sorry. - Sorry? We're heading toward the sun! 523 00:49:19,959 --> 00:49:22,921 Poor darling. He must be exhausted. 524 00:49:22,962 --> 00:49:26,925 This is the first time he's slept since we left. 525 00:49:26,966 --> 00:49:30,929 Who knows how long that's been? No days or nights. 526 00:49:30,970 --> 00:49:36,518 Well, l know it's breakfast time, and l'm sick of sardines. 527 00:49:44,943 --> 00:49:47,487 Chickens. 528 00:49:47,946 --> 00:49:51,282 That means fresh eggs. 529 00:49:53,952 --> 00:49:56,913 - You're an angel. - Not that you deserve it. 530 00:49:56,955 --> 00:49:58,915 - Katie... - Don't you Katie me. 531 00:49:58,957 --> 00:50:00,917 Leaving me with a summons. 532 00:50:00,959 --> 00:50:04,921 l never dreamt they'd be on to it so soon. 533 00:50:04,963 --> 00:50:08,925 Who else do you know that would go to the moon for you? 534 00:50:08,967 --> 00:50:12,053 You're impossible. 535 00:50:18,977 --> 00:50:22,605 - What was that? - Nothing. 536 00:50:22,939 --> 00:50:26,901 - You all right? - I was just doing some impersonations. 537 00:50:26,943 --> 00:50:31,031 - I was reared on a farm. - Really? 538 00:50:31,948 --> 00:50:34,784 Just a minute. 539 00:50:34,951 --> 00:50:38,204 Excuse me. Excuse me. 540 00:50:39,956 --> 00:50:43,918 You didn't dare. You didn't dare! 541 00:50:46,963 --> 00:50:49,924 Geese, l adore. Chickens, l detest. 542 00:50:49,966 --> 00:50:54,971 l've a good mind to make you fly home. All of you. 543 00:50:56,973 --> 00:50:59,934 My calculations! 544 00:50:59,976 --> 00:51:03,188 How l hate chickens! 545 00:51:09,944 --> 00:51:14,908 - We're getting our weight back. - It's the pull of the moon. 546 00:51:14,949 --> 00:51:20,372 We've got to control it, you see. It mustn't be too fast. 547 00:51:20,955 --> 00:51:24,876 Mare Imbrium. Ideal for landing. 548 00:51:24,959 --> 00:51:26,920 Nicely on target. 549 00:51:26,961 --> 00:51:28,922 Now, we use the Earth... 550 00:51:28,963 --> 00:51:33,134 ...to slow down our rate of descent. 551 00:51:33,968 --> 00:51:39,557 - Anything l can do? - Things need lashing down. Take these. 552 00:51:39,974 --> 00:51:43,728 - Put that away. - All right. 553 00:51:44,938 --> 00:51:48,024 Landing positions. 554 00:51:52,278 --> 00:51:55,115 Hold on tight. 555 00:52:27,272 --> 00:52:29,566 What? 556 00:52:33,278 --> 00:52:36,239 Are you all right? 557 00:52:36,281 --> 00:52:38,950 l think so. 558 00:52:42,287 --> 00:52:45,123 Where's Cavor? 559 00:52:53,298 --> 00:52:57,385 l think l've gone blind in one eye. 560 00:53:00,305 --> 00:53:03,266 Thank you. What a relief. 561 00:53:03,308 --> 00:53:07,228 l'll get a new pair when l get back. 562 00:53:07,270 --> 00:53:10,482 Just a broken glass. 563 00:53:16,279 --> 00:53:19,240 It's incredible. 564 00:53:19,282 --> 00:53:21,951 We're down. 565 00:53:22,285 --> 00:53:25,246 We did it! We did it! 566 00:53:25,288 --> 00:53:31,169 - I never thought we would. - Me either. At least, l wasn't sure. 567 00:53:32,295 --> 00:53:35,256 - Well, what now? - I suppose explore! 568 00:53:35,298 --> 00:53:37,759 Explore. 569 00:53:41,304 --> 00:53:44,265 Here, your suit. 570 00:53:44,307 --> 00:53:46,267 There's your suit. 571 00:53:46,309 --> 00:53:50,063 Boot. Here's your other boot. 572 00:53:59,280 --> 00:54:01,241 Now wait a minute. 573 00:54:01,282 --> 00:54:04,244 There's no pressure outside, meaning... 574 00:54:04,285 --> 00:54:07,247 ...when the hatch opens, the sphere is a vacuum... 575 00:54:07,288 --> 00:54:12,252 ...which will be fatal for Kate. That's it, nobody goes outside. 576 00:54:12,293 --> 00:54:15,255 She'll be safe in the airtight compartment. 577 00:54:15,296 --> 00:54:20,760 - In there? It's out of the question. - l'll be all right. 578 00:54:21,302 --> 00:54:22,262 You sure? 579 00:54:22,303 --> 00:54:25,265 Don't worry about me. 580 00:54:25,306 --> 00:54:29,602 All right. Let's make some room. Here. 581 00:54:31,271 --> 00:54:36,192 Just a minute. Would you bring those things here? 582 00:54:38,278 --> 00:54:43,241 Madam, the chances of bagging an elephant on the moon are remote. 583 00:54:43,283 --> 00:54:45,243 We won't need this. 584 00:54:45,285 --> 00:54:49,247 Told you before. Now, give me the flag. A claim. 585 00:54:49,289 --> 00:54:52,250 Yes, we've got to stake a claim. 586 00:54:52,292 --> 00:54:54,252 Take a letter. Sit down. 587 00:54:54,294 --> 00:54:58,506 There's some paper in my coat pocket. 588 00:54:59,299 --> 00:55:02,260 Claimed for Her Royal... 589 00:55:02,302 --> 00:55:04,262 No, not royal, not royal. 590 00:55:04,304 --> 00:55:09,225 Claimed for Her Majesty Queen Victoria in the year of our Lord... 591 00:55:09,267 --> 00:55:12,228 - What is the year of our Lord? - 1899. 592 00:55:12,270 --> 00:55:14,230 1899. 593 00:55:14,272 --> 00:55:18,234 Now, l'm leaving the oxygen full on. 594 00:55:18,276 --> 00:55:21,363 Now, Kate, get in. 595 00:55:22,280 --> 00:55:26,242 - Wait for my signal to open the hatch. - All right. 596 00:55:26,284 --> 00:55:28,244 Here's your helmet. 597 00:55:28,286 --> 00:55:32,248 Don't forget: if you wanna speak, touch helmets. 598 00:55:32,290 --> 00:55:36,920 Otherwise, we won't hear each other clearly. 599 00:55:41,299 --> 00:55:46,262 What's wrong with the blessed thing? It worked perfectly in England. 600 00:55:46,304 --> 00:55:51,226 l asked for a seven-and-three-eighths. They said it was. 601 00:55:51,267 --> 00:55:56,690 Six-and-a-quarter. l'll have to put it down to shrinkage. 602 00:56:37,272 --> 00:56:39,983 Hello, moon. 603 00:57:38,291 --> 00:57:40,251 My goodness. 604 00:57:40,293 --> 00:57:43,254 Amazing sensation! Light as a feather! 605 00:57:43,296 --> 00:57:46,675 Look! Top of that rock! 606 00:57:56,267 --> 00:57:58,228 You all right? 607 00:57:58,269 --> 00:58:03,441 No discipline, this moon. We'll be smashed to pieces. 608 00:58:05,276 --> 00:58:10,240 Bedford, old man, isn't it magnificent? It's empyreal. 609 00:58:10,281 --> 00:58:13,243 An empire Caesar never dreamed of. 610 00:58:13,284 --> 00:58:18,248 We'll be in all the newspapers. Cavorland. Bedfordshire. 611 00:58:18,289 --> 00:58:21,251 That's for you! That's for you! 612 00:58:21,292 --> 00:58:24,254 We'll be famous, knighted by the queen! 613 00:58:24,295 --> 00:58:28,591 The queen! Give me that, give me that! 614 00:58:30,301 --> 00:58:35,223 l claim the moon in the name of our Sovereign Lady... 615 00:58:35,265 --> 00:58:38,351 ...Queen Victoria. 616 00:58:42,272 --> 00:58:46,234 You're getting too much oxygen. You're actually drunk. 617 00:58:46,276 --> 00:58:49,237 - Let's check your gauge. - That's wonderful. 618 00:58:49,279 --> 00:58:52,240 l feel like an eagle! 619 00:58:52,282 --> 00:58:54,242 Geronimo! 620 00:58:54,284 --> 00:58:57,287 Cavor, come down! 621 00:59:03,293 --> 00:59:05,587 Help. 622 00:59:07,297 --> 00:59:09,674 S.O.S. 623 00:59:20,268 --> 00:59:22,562 Help! 624 00:59:23,271 --> 00:59:25,857 Thank you. 625 00:59:26,274 --> 00:59:31,738 - You need a lead, old chap. - Yes, l think l probably do. 626 00:59:35,283 --> 00:59:38,119 You hear that? 627 01:00:41,266 --> 01:00:44,894 Hold on! l'll get you down. 628 01:00:53,278 --> 01:00:55,238 Your helmet! 629 01:00:55,280 --> 01:01:00,243 It must have... But l can breathe. There's air down here. 630 01:01:00,285 --> 01:01:03,121 Take this off. 631 01:01:08,293 --> 01:01:11,129 That's better. 632 01:01:11,296 --> 01:01:16,134 There's a subterranean atmosphere here. Listen. 633 01:01:20,263 --> 01:01:24,225 - We must get Kate. - Without a helmet, you won't get far. 634 01:01:24,267 --> 01:01:28,229 We'll just have to find it. There's a way down. 635 01:01:28,271 --> 01:01:30,565 What? 636 01:01:33,276 --> 01:01:37,655 Now keep it tight, all right? All right? 637 01:01:42,285 --> 01:01:45,246 l've got it, go on. You're all right. 638 01:01:45,288 --> 01:01:48,291 Go on, that's it. 639 01:02:03,264 --> 01:02:06,518 Throw me your helmet. 640 01:02:37,298 --> 01:02:39,884 All right. 641 01:02:49,269 --> 01:02:52,230 Look at that prism assembly. 642 01:02:52,272 --> 01:02:56,901 Only thing l want to look at is that helmet. 643 01:03:05,285 --> 01:03:09,039 We should've brought the gun. 644 01:03:46,284 --> 01:03:49,204 It's fantastic. 645 01:04:24,280 --> 01:04:26,241 What is it? 646 01:04:26,282 --> 01:04:31,329 - It's a moon creature, a Selenite. - But the size. 647 01:04:32,288 --> 01:04:35,542 It's the low gravity. 648 01:06:03,296 --> 01:06:05,965 Leave them! 649 01:06:16,267 --> 01:06:18,728 Help me! 650 01:06:23,274 --> 01:06:26,236 No, you're making a mistake. 651 01:06:26,277 --> 01:06:29,656 Leave them. Leave them! 652 01:06:36,287 --> 01:06:40,250 You've certainly given them a taste of human violence. 653 01:06:40,291 --> 01:06:43,253 Thousands will be chasing us around. 654 01:06:43,294 --> 01:06:48,216 - We can't just stand here. - I knew l should have come on my own. 655 01:06:48,258 --> 01:06:52,220 Are you staying here or coming with me? 656 01:06:52,262 --> 01:06:55,223 If only we'd communicated with them. 657 01:06:55,265 --> 01:06:59,227 It was such an opportunity. The meeting of two worlds. 658 01:06:59,269 --> 01:07:01,730 Come on! 659 01:07:04,274 --> 01:07:08,445 l knew l should have come on my own. 660 01:07:52,280 --> 01:07:55,367 The sphere's gone! 661 01:08:02,290 --> 01:08:05,251 The flag's right where we put it. 662 01:08:05,293 --> 01:08:09,381 She must have touched the controls. 663 01:08:31,277 --> 01:08:35,031 Selenites, thousands of them. 664 01:08:35,281 --> 01:08:38,243 They dragged it. 665 01:09:28,293 --> 01:09:30,879 This time! 666 01:09:38,261 --> 01:09:40,513 Now! 667 01:09:52,275 --> 01:09:55,403 Block it! Block it! 668 01:10:49,290 --> 01:10:52,252 All this clutter. 669 01:10:52,293 --> 01:10:56,381 The place is an absolute honeycomb. 670 01:10:58,258 --> 01:11:01,469 Can you see a trail? 671 01:11:30,290 --> 01:11:35,170 Leave me alone! Stay away or l'll shoot. l will! 672 01:11:37,255 --> 01:11:42,385 Get away from there. l said stay away or l'll shoot! 673 01:11:51,269 --> 01:11:53,938 Down there! 674 01:12:08,286 --> 01:12:10,955 What is it? 675 01:12:12,290 --> 01:12:14,250 l don't know. 676 01:12:14,292 --> 01:12:16,252 Probably a harmless vegetarian. 677 01:12:16,294 --> 01:12:20,215 Bred for food, rather like a cow. 678 01:12:20,256 --> 01:12:24,552 A cow? l wouldn't like to meet a bull. 679 01:12:27,263 --> 01:12:29,724 Come on! 680 01:12:50,286 --> 01:12:55,125 - "Harmless vegetarian"? - Well, l thought l... 681 01:13:02,257 --> 01:13:05,343 Give me your hand! 682 01:13:12,267 --> 01:13:14,519 Run! 683 01:13:33,288 --> 01:13:36,249 Run, Cavor, run! 684 01:14:15,288 --> 01:14:17,248 What do you want me to do? 685 01:14:17,290 --> 01:14:21,795 No, please, no. What do you want me to do? 686 01:15:34,284 --> 01:15:38,455 Let me out of here! Can you hear me? 687 01:15:42,292 --> 01:15:48,173 Let me alone, can't you? Staring at me like an animal in the zoo. 688 01:15:48,256 --> 01:15:51,217 You! You there, with my shoe. 689 01:15:51,259 --> 01:15:56,181 Give it back, or l'll let you have the other one. 690 01:15:59,267 --> 01:16:03,229 Give it back, or l'll let you have the other one. 691 01:16:03,271 --> 01:16:08,234 Imitating me now. You think it's funny, do you? Very funny. 692 01:16:08,276 --> 01:16:13,448 Very funny. You think it's funny, do you? Very funny. 693 01:16:36,262 --> 01:16:39,182 Miss Callender. 694 01:16:39,265 --> 01:16:42,102 Just a minute. 695 01:16:42,268 --> 01:16:46,231 Mr. Cavor, l'm so glad to see you. Is Arnold safe? 696 01:16:46,272 --> 01:16:47,232 We got separated. 697 01:16:47,273 --> 01:16:50,944 Give me my shoe. Very funny. 698 01:16:52,278 --> 01:16:56,241 They're trying to communicate. Analyzing what we say. 699 01:16:56,282 --> 01:17:00,787 l wish they'd stay off the words with E's. 700 01:17:01,287 --> 01:17:03,540 Man. 701 01:17:04,290 --> 01:17:09,963 We come from Earth, many hundreds of thousands of miles away. 702 01:17:11,256 --> 01:17:14,217 No, it doesn't mean a thing. 703 01:17:14,259 --> 01:17:16,511 Man. 704 01:17:19,264 --> 01:17:20,223 Man! 705 01:17:20,265 --> 01:17:24,227 They're trying to communicate with us. That's imperial! 706 01:17:24,269 --> 01:17:29,733 It's absolutely... Man, man! From thousands of miles away. 707 01:17:30,275 --> 01:17:32,235 Man... 708 01:17:32,277 --> 01:17:33,236 ...from... 709 01:17:33,278 --> 01:17:35,238 ...Earth. 710 01:17:35,280 --> 01:17:39,242 They understand, but they're not repeating what l say. 711 01:17:39,284 --> 01:17:42,245 That's splendid! It's splendid! 712 01:17:42,287 --> 01:17:45,248 It's absolutely imperial. 713 01:17:45,290 --> 01:17:50,462 Yes, my dear fellow, it is! It's absolutely imperial! 714 01:19:34,274 --> 01:19:39,237 It's some sort of apparatus for generating oxygen on a vast scale. 715 01:19:39,279 --> 01:19:43,575 That's why we're able to breathe here. 716 01:20:13,271 --> 01:20:17,233 That's fantastic. It's fantastic. 717 01:20:18,276 --> 01:20:21,237 It's perpetual motion. But that's impossible. 718 01:20:21,279 --> 01:20:25,867 It makes all other forms of power obsolete. 719 01:20:26,284 --> 01:20:31,206 That's where they get their power from. Sunlight. 720 01:20:45,261 --> 01:20:48,223 Come. Come quickly. Quick. 721 01:20:48,264 --> 01:20:52,227 - They're taking the sphere apart. - We must stop them. 722 01:20:52,268 --> 01:20:55,689 Hold my hand. Carefully. 723 01:21:13,248 --> 01:21:18,211 You've no right to do this. Leave it. It doesn't belong to you. 724 01:21:18,253 --> 01:21:21,756 Now we'll never get home. 725 01:21:40,275 --> 01:21:41,234 It's cavorite. 726 01:21:41,276 --> 01:21:45,030 We have tried to duplicate... 727 01:21:45,280 --> 01:21:50,243 ...the substance coated on your sphere, but unable. 728 01:21:50,285 --> 01:21:53,204 - Well, it's called cavorite. - Cavorite. 729 01:21:53,246 --> 01:21:58,209 It's a compound of elements. It's based on the use of helium. 730 01:21:58,251 --> 01:22:01,212 - Ought you to tell them that? - Helium? 731 01:22:01,254 --> 01:22:05,216 It's a light, inert gas found in the atmosphere on Earth. 732 01:22:05,258 --> 01:22:08,219 Well, you must know helium. 733 01:22:08,261 --> 01:22:12,599 - No more questions for now. - For now? 734 01:22:15,268 --> 01:22:19,481 For now? What do you mean, "For now"? 735 01:22:55,266 --> 01:22:58,228 - What's happening? - Chemical workers... 736 01:22:58,269 --> 01:22:59,229 ...put to sleep... 737 01:22:59,270 --> 01:23:02,607 ...until needed again. 738 01:23:04,275 --> 01:23:06,236 You will return... 739 01:23:06,277 --> 01:23:10,073 ...to the examination chamber. 740 01:23:15,245 --> 01:23:19,207 It's a unique way of dealing with unemployment. 741 01:23:19,249 --> 01:23:21,209 Entirely reasonable, l guess. 742 01:23:21,251 --> 01:23:26,923 They'll treat us the same if they have no further use for us. 743 01:23:35,265 --> 01:23:38,226 What a ghastly thought. 744 01:23:38,268 --> 01:23:41,229 Ghastly thought. 745 01:25:18,243 --> 01:25:20,912 Is he dead? 746 01:25:21,246 --> 01:25:22,205 He's not dead. 747 01:25:22,247 --> 01:25:24,207 He's asleep. 748 01:25:24,249 --> 01:25:27,210 It's a sort of suspended animation. 749 01:25:27,252 --> 01:25:32,215 This is interesting. There's a lunar eclipse on the 12th. 750 01:25:32,257 --> 01:25:36,219 You know, when the Earth passes between the sun and moon. 751 01:25:36,261 --> 01:25:41,224 That's obviously a resting time for the Selenites. 752 01:25:41,266 --> 01:25:45,228 Yes. Time you rested too, Miss Callender. 753 01:25:45,270 --> 01:25:50,233 - It's a long time since we landed. - An eternity. 754 01:25:50,275 --> 01:25:54,237 Mr. Cavor, l'm so worried about Arnold. 755 01:25:54,279 --> 01:25:55,238 Yes, Arnold. 756 01:25:55,280 --> 01:25:59,200 - Will we see our world again? - Of course we will. 757 01:25:59,242 --> 01:26:03,204 - l'd even welcome a London fog. - Would you, now? 758 01:26:03,246 --> 01:26:06,207 Come on, try to get some sleep. Lie down. 759 01:26:06,249 --> 01:26:11,921 l wish l could and wake up to find it's all been a bad dream. 760 01:26:12,255 --> 01:26:14,215 You quite comfortable? 761 01:26:14,257 --> 01:26:17,510 - Thank you. - Right. 762 01:27:26,246 --> 01:27:31,209 - Put that away. You don't need a gun. - I don't have your confidence. 763 01:27:31,251 --> 01:27:34,212 Try to understand them. They're... 764 01:27:34,254 --> 01:27:38,216 - We're wasting time. l must find Kate. - She's all right. 765 01:27:38,258 --> 01:27:43,221 You know where she is? Tell me, so we can get going. 766 01:27:43,263 --> 01:27:45,223 - Not yet. - What do you mean? 767 01:27:45,265 --> 01:27:46,224 l want time... 768 01:27:46,266 --> 01:27:50,228 l wanna know where Kate is. Tell me where she is! 769 01:27:50,270 --> 01:27:53,231 Don't spoil it. l want to communicate! 770 01:27:53,273 --> 01:27:57,152 - Where's Kate? - Give me time! 771 01:28:18,256 --> 01:28:21,593 You'd better get away. 772 01:30:36,269 --> 01:30:38,229 Here, here. 773 01:30:38,271 --> 01:30:40,565 Lift. 774 01:30:45,278 --> 01:30:48,198 Get right back! 775 01:30:51,242 --> 01:30:53,703 Come on! 776 01:30:54,245 --> 01:30:56,623 Hurry! 777 01:31:45,255 --> 01:31:49,217 First of Earthmen, welcome on the moon. 778 01:31:49,259 --> 01:31:52,512 l am here before you. 779 01:31:59,269 --> 01:32:04,232 Your earth is the center of our orbit. Tell us of its life... 780 01:32:04,274 --> 01:32:07,944 ...how it differs from ours. 781 01:32:08,278 --> 01:32:11,197 Well, l don't know where to begin. 782 01:32:11,239 --> 01:32:16,494 l don't know whether you can understand me or hear me. 783 01:32:18,246 --> 01:32:20,206 Well, l'll try. 784 01:32:20,248 --> 01:32:24,169 Man. Man lives on the surface... 785 01:32:25,253 --> 01:32:27,213 ...of Earth in protective structures. 786 01:32:27,255 --> 01:32:30,216 Not protective. That's the wrong word. 787 01:32:30,258 --> 01:32:32,844 Buildings! 788 01:32:33,261 --> 01:32:37,223 Houses, cottages. We call them cities, towns. 789 01:32:37,265 --> 01:32:41,227 It's like your tunnels, but on the outside. 790 01:32:41,269 --> 01:32:45,231 That would explain the dark areas we have observed. 791 01:32:45,273 --> 01:32:50,278 Does not the sun blind you, living on the surface? 792 01:32:53,239 --> 01:32:55,200 You see... 793 01:32:55,241 --> 01:32:59,204 ...we have an iris, which protects the eyes. 794 01:32:59,245 --> 01:33:01,206 Come closer. 795 01:33:01,247 --> 01:33:04,084 l wish to see. 796 01:33:05,251 --> 01:33:08,463 Yes, sir, certainly. 797 01:33:12,258 --> 01:33:15,178 There, you see? 798 01:33:17,263 --> 01:33:19,224 Please, the light. 799 01:33:19,265 --> 01:33:22,644 That's hurting. Please. 800 01:33:27,273 --> 01:33:31,069 Drop the cylinder and help me. 801 01:33:32,237 --> 01:33:35,448 Hand me that wrench. 802 01:33:40,245 --> 01:33:44,207 - Is there much left? - Only the oxygen cylinders. 803 01:33:44,249 --> 01:33:49,212 l hope Cavor can keep the Selenites occupied a little longer. 804 01:33:49,254 --> 01:33:53,216 You say men cling to different tongues and beliefs. 805 01:33:53,258 --> 01:33:56,594 Is there no one ruler? 806 01:33:57,262 --> 01:34:01,224 Every century, some despot tries, but no one's succeeded. 807 01:34:01,266 --> 01:34:05,228 Like Hannibal, Julius Caesar, Napoleon... 808 01:34:05,270 --> 01:34:08,231 Does this not lead to confusion? 809 01:34:08,273 --> 01:34:11,234 Yes, it does, and worse. 810 01:34:11,276 --> 01:34:14,195 Starvation, hostility... 811 01:34:14,237 --> 01:34:16,197 ...even war. 812 01:34:16,239 --> 01:34:19,159 Tell me of war. 813 01:34:20,243 --> 01:34:23,204 Tell you of war? 814 01:34:23,246 --> 01:34:25,206 Oh, my goodness. 815 01:34:25,248 --> 01:34:27,667 Well... 816 01:34:28,251 --> 01:34:32,881 ...it usually starts with a great explosion. 817 01:34:33,256 --> 01:34:37,302 Now try the one over the porthole. 818 01:34:40,263 --> 01:34:43,224 It's still not working. 819 01:34:43,266 --> 01:34:47,228 l bolted it back like the others. 820 01:34:47,270 --> 01:34:50,231 Nothing else to do. l'll get Cavor. 821 01:34:50,273 --> 01:34:53,234 - l'll go with you. - No, pack the rest. 822 01:34:53,276 --> 01:34:55,195 l know where to find him. 823 01:34:55,236 --> 01:35:00,158 And yet to fight in a war is considered an honor. 824 01:35:01,242 --> 01:35:07,040 It's difficult to explain, but men killed in battle are heroes. 825 01:35:07,248 --> 01:35:08,208 Odd, isn't it? 826 01:35:08,249 --> 01:35:11,586 Men enjoy to make war? 827 01:35:13,254 --> 01:35:14,214 No, they detest it. 828 01:35:14,255 --> 01:35:18,760 Then if they make war, they are defective. 829 01:35:19,260 --> 01:35:21,221 Well, we're not perfect. 830 01:35:21,262 --> 01:35:24,224 Mankind is still developing. 831 01:35:24,265 --> 01:35:26,226 We're not perfect. 832 01:35:26,267 --> 01:35:28,228 There are men of peace! 833 01:35:28,269 --> 01:35:33,233 My concern is with the men of violence, the men who kill. 834 01:35:33,274 --> 01:35:36,194 Soon others will come from Earth. 835 01:35:36,236 --> 01:35:40,573 Our galleries will be strewn with dead. 836 01:35:41,241 --> 01:35:45,203 There needn't be any others! There needn't be! 837 01:35:45,245 --> 01:35:49,207 l alone hold the secrets of cavorite. 838 01:35:49,249 --> 01:35:54,546 Then you and your secret will remain here, on the moon. 839 01:35:56,256 --> 01:36:01,219 This is not an audience. You're on trial! Can't you see? 840 01:36:01,261 --> 01:36:04,889 You've just been convicted! 841 01:36:27,245 --> 01:36:30,081 To the sphere! 842 01:36:34,252 --> 01:36:36,212 - This way. - What? 843 01:36:36,254 --> 01:36:40,008 - Through there. - All right. 844 01:36:46,264 --> 01:36:51,227 - Why didn't you leave me? - I didn't risk my neck to save you. 845 01:36:51,269 --> 01:36:53,646 Go on. 846 01:37:17,253 --> 01:37:22,217 - You've put it together. - But the blinds won't work. 847 01:37:22,258 --> 01:37:24,219 The blinds won't work. 848 01:37:24,260 --> 01:37:28,223 You've destroyed everything l've set out to accomplish. 849 01:37:28,264 --> 01:37:31,226 - Now you turn to me. - Who else? 850 01:37:31,267 --> 01:37:34,813 Please, please, Mr. Cavor. 851 01:37:36,272 --> 01:37:39,192 l've no right to keep you here. 852 01:37:39,234 --> 01:37:41,194 All right, come on. 853 01:37:41,236 --> 01:37:44,864 Give me your hand. Come on. 854 01:37:45,240 --> 01:37:48,618 Come on, the cylinders. 855 01:37:56,251 --> 01:37:59,379 Take the other end. 856 01:38:05,260 --> 01:38:08,221 Bedford, it's working, old man. 857 01:38:08,263 --> 01:38:11,182 Come on, hurry. 858 01:38:17,272 --> 01:38:20,191 Come on, l got it working. 859 01:38:20,233 --> 01:38:23,319 Get inside, quick! 860 01:38:26,239 --> 01:38:29,200 - Go on. Go on. - Come on. Good. 861 01:38:29,242 --> 01:38:31,202 Come on. 862 01:38:31,244 --> 01:38:35,331 Right, up you go. Quickly, quickly. 863 01:38:38,251 --> 01:38:41,046 The cylinder! 864 01:38:47,260 --> 01:38:50,055 Hurry, Cavor. 865 01:39:05,236 --> 01:39:08,990 Your hand! Give me your hand! 866 01:39:09,240 --> 01:39:13,203 You know how to man the controls. 867 01:39:13,244 --> 01:39:17,207 - You don't need me. - Don't be a fool! 868 01:39:17,248 --> 01:39:22,504 l'm staying, Bedford, old man. There's a lot to learn. 869 01:39:23,254 --> 01:39:27,175 - Mr. Cavor! - Cavor, come back! 870 01:39:27,258 --> 01:39:31,429 l'll explain. One day, l'll explain. 871 01:40:15,265 --> 01:40:18,226 We were hurled into space. 872 01:40:18,268 --> 01:40:23,189 Well, one way or another, l managed to guide the sphere back to Earth. 873 01:40:23,231 --> 01:40:28,236 We plunged into the sea off the coast of Zanzibar. 874 01:40:29,237 --> 01:40:32,198 The sphere disappeared without a trace. 875 01:40:32,240 --> 01:40:35,201 But Kate and l managed to swim ashore. 876 01:40:35,243 --> 01:40:40,206 No one ever believed our story. There was no evidence, nothing. 877 01:40:40,248 --> 01:40:44,210 - Until now. - I still can't believe it. 878 01:40:44,252 --> 01:40:48,214 Our own Mr. Bedford, a real astronaut. 879 01:40:48,256 --> 01:40:53,678 - First astronaut. - Mr. Bedford, l must tell the others. 880 01:40:54,262 --> 01:40:56,222 There he is. 881 01:40:56,264 --> 01:40:58,224 Okay, it's gone through to them. 882 01:40:58,266 --> 01:41:02,228 Red alert for lens pits or other accesses and Selenites. 883 01:41:02,270 --> 01:41:06,191 Maybe they're not dangerous. He got away. 884 01:41:06,232 --> 01:41:09,194 - They've had years to get ready. - Get out of here! 885 01:41:09,235 --> 01:41:12,989 Please, ma'am. Hold it there. 886 01:41:14,240 --> 01:41:17,202 They've broken through the lens pit. 887 01:41:17,243 --> 01:41:22,248 Here they are, deep below the surface of the moon. 888 01:41:24,250 --> 01:41:27,754 They light flares to see. 889 01:41:29,255 --> 01:41:30,215 We were there. 890 01:41:30,256 --> 01:41:34,219 More evidence of civilization. It looks like a city. 891 01:41:34,260 --> 01:41:39,224 But who built it? lt's starting to crumble before our eyes. 892 01:41:39,265 --> 01:41:43,228 The astronauts must come to the surface and are being hauled up. 893 01:41:43,269 --> 01:41:47,565 It's like an abandoned mine caving in. 894 01:41:52,237 --> 01:41:55,198 They're through! 895 01:41:58,243 --> 01:42:00,203 It's crumbling beneath them! 896 01:42:00,245 --> 01:42:04,207 Corrosion and decay. Everywhere, the same story. 897 01:42:04,249 --> 01:42:07,210 There's evidence of some contamination. 898 01:42:07,252 --> 01:42:12,215 - Some germ from Earth. - To creatures without immunity. 899 01:42:12,257 --> 01:42:16,219 Under those conditions microorganisms could run wild. 900 01:42:16,261 --> 01:42:19,222 Multiply. Kill a whole population. 901 01:42:19,264 --> 01:42:24,227 Did they go to another planet, or were they wiped out by a virus? 902 01:42:24,269 --> 01:42:26,187 Poor Cavor. 903 01:42:26,229 --> 01:42:31,192 As deadly as a plague or as infectious as a common head cold. 904 01:42:31,234 --> 01:42:33,194 And what happened? 905 01:42:33,236 --> 01:42:37,198 He did have such a terrible cold.