Beyond Our Solar System (Highlights) - 1959

This was one of Coronet's several forays into outer space. Making great use of animation and illustrations, we learn just about everything we could have in the 1950s about stars -- constellations, novas, super-novas, light years, nebulas, etc.. If you were around when this film was being shown widely in schools and later developed an interest in astronomy, this was the film that got you hooked!

Of special note is the substitution of the standard Coronet opening and end title music for a custom job, more befitting the semi-scary sci-fi movie music of the time! All that's missing is the Theremin!

Note: The following clip was taken directly from the original 16mm print and has been edited to under half the film's original length.

Bid on the complete, original 16mm print on eBay through 10/28/2006!

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Entertainment

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• 16mm
• 1950s
• educational
• film
• astronomy
• stars
• constellations
• galaxies
• universe
• outer
• space
• sci-fi
• music
• coronet

[vantuckyman]

nice logo douch bag

[Glyvxx]

This film is in the public domain dude, you don't own the licensing rights to it.

Please, remove your logo.

[ciscotie]

Your logo is a nuisance to viewers

[luridplanet]

These films are unwatchable with your logo floating through every 30 seconds.

[doronDeutsch]

Hi - check this version of colored "A trip to the moon" set to new music and live performance, giving the old footage new meaning:

watch?v=vfwvnS3QPUU

[billgbg]

Gosh thanks for this! Did anyone hear music on this that sounded similar to the Sixties "Outer Limits"? Why, yes I think so.

At this time people commonly thought that a race of Martians used canals in the past, and that Venus had a tropical atmosphere.

[Adria20]

my cat is name otto

[radnkx]

great movie

[radnkx]

thanks for the upload, it is so helpful to my studies