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Moon Pilot   1962         N/R, 98 min. Genre: Family / Comedy / Sci-Fi Director: James Neilson   Cast: Tom Tryon, Brian Keith, Edmond O'Brien, Dany Saval, Tommy Kirk, Bob Sweeney, Kent Smith, Simon Scott, Bert Remsen, Nancy Kulp, Sarah Selby, Dick Whittinghill, Bob Hastings   In this comedic science-fiction tale from Disney, astronaut Captain Richmond Talbot (Tom Tryon) volunteers to make the first trip to the moon. The mission is hush-hush, and Talbot is being carefully watched by security agents. He meets Lyrae (Dany Saval) who says she is from another planet and that she has come to provide a special coating to safeguard his rocket. When the rocket is launched, Talbot finds that Lyrae is a stowaway, and the two soar off happily on their way to the moon. Cast Tom Tryon Capt. Richmond Talbot Brian Keith Maj. Gen. John Vanneman Edmond O'Brien McClosky Dany Saval Lyrae Tommy Kirk Walter Talbot Bob Sweeney Sen. McGuire Kent Smith Secretary of the Air Force Simon Scott Medical Officer Bert Remsen Agent Brown Nancy Kulp Nutritionist Sarah Selby Mrs. Celia Talbot Dick Whittinghill Col. Briggs Bob Hastings Air Force Officer