Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
1953
They're too wild for one world!
Directed by Charles Lamont
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Lester and Orville accidentally launch a rocket which is supposed to fly to Mars. Instead it goes to New Orleans for Mardi Gras. They are then forced by bank robber Mugsy and his pal Harry to fly to Venus where they find a civilization made up entirely of women, men having been banished.
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- Director
- Charles Lamont
- Written by
- D.D. Beauchamp, John Grant, Howard Christie
- Produced by
- Howard Christie
- Composers
- Henry Mancini, Herman Stein, Milton Rosen
- Cinematographer
- Clifford Stine
- Editor
- Russell F. Schoengarth
- Origin country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- Language
- English
- TMDB
- 5.4/10 (58 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 33% Rotten
- IMDb
- 5.9/10 (3,659 votes)
Cast
Bud Abbott
Lester
Lou Costello
Orville
Mari Blanchard
Allura
Robert Paige
Dr. Wilson
Horace McMahon
Mugsy
Martha Hyer
Janie Howe
Jack Kruschen
Harry
Joe Kirk
Dr. Orvilla
Jean Willes
Capt. Olivia
Anita Ekberg
Venusian Guard
James Flavin
First Policeman in Bank
Jackie Loughery
Venusian Guard
Ruth Hampton
Handmaiden (as Ruth June Hampton) (as Miss New Jersey)
Valerie Jackson
Handmaiden (as Miss Montana)
Renate Hoy
Handmaiden (as Renate Huy) (as Miss Germany)
Jeanne Thompson
Handmaiden (as Miss Louisiana)
Jeri Miller
Venusian Guard
Elsa Edsman
Handmaiden (as Elza Edsman) (as Miss Hawaii)
Crew
Charles Lamont
Director
D.D. Beauchamp
Screenplay
John Grant
Screenplay
Howard Christie
Story
Henry Mancini
Original Music Composer
Herman Stein
Original Music Composer
Milton Rosen
Original Music Composer
Clifford Stine
Director of Photography
Russell F. Schoengarth
Editor
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