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On the Threshold of Space

They Soar to Glory!... The Flying Scientists of the U.S. Air Force!

6.0(2)19561h 38m1

In the early stages of the space program, Capt. Jim Hollenbeck undergoes any experiment needed to ensure success in the new Air Force branch -- even though he's not required to be a subject in the tests. Always remaining a constant source of support, his wife, Pat, accepts his unwavering commitment to scientific progress. When Maj. Ward Thomas becomes the new head of the program, Hollenbeck must convince him of the necessity of taking the extra steps.

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  • u.s. air force
  • space flights
  • united states air force

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    • TheatricalNR29 Mar 1956

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On the Threshold of Space was released on 29 March 1956.

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    CinemaSerf

    5/31/2022

    4/10

    Can you imagine a movie made nowadays with an introduction from some high-flying military type telling us, in the most imperious of tones, that the impending movie really "is" the future? Well we have one here, as Guy Madison ("Hollenbeck") trials an experimental ejector seat that has an habit of breaking the shoulder of anyone who uses it at altitude; else it spins round and round enough to render you just as dead a…

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