Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953) on Netflix
Approved19531h 17mComedyFamilyFantasy
Orville, hiding in a truck, is put to work loading an experimental rocket meant for Mars. A flipped ignition switch launches the ship with him and Lester aboard.
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- Netflix2.3/5
- IMDb5.9/103,845 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes33%
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Plot summary
Orville, the oldest child at the Hideaway Orphans Home, climbs into a truck bound for a top-secret laboratory, where Lester is told to watch him while supplies are loaded onto an experimental rocket. Orville throws the ignition switch, and the ship blasts off with the two aboard, coming down near New Orleans during Mardi Gras. Believing they have reached Mars, they put on spacesuits and walk the streets, taking the costumed crowds for Martians. Two escaped convicts, Harry and Mugsy, find the rocket and rob a bank in the same suits; Lester and Orville are blamed for the crime and flee back to the ship, where the crooks order a launch and demand to be flown to Mars.
Cast
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- Valerie Jacksonas Handmaiden (as Miss Montana)
- Jeanne Thompsonas Handmaiden (as Miss Louisiana)
- Jeri Milleras Venusian Guard
- Elsa Edsmanas Handmaiden (as Elza Edsman) (as Miss Hawaii)
- Judy Jorellas Venusian Guard (as Miss MIchigan)
- Hal Forrestas Dr. Nedring (uncredited)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953)
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- Science fiction author Robert A. Heinlein wrote a film treatment in 1950 titled Abbott and Costello Move to the Moon, which may have inspired the film's screenplay.
- Harry Shearer made his acting debut in this Abbott and Costello comedy, playing a child at the orphanage.
