Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
They're too wild for one world!
5.4(58) 1953-04-06 77 minComedyScience Fiction
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.
DirectorCharles Lamont
ScreenplayD.D. Beauchamp
ScreenplayJohn Grant
ProducerHoward Christie
Original Music ComposerHenry Mancini
Original Music ComposerMilton Rosen
Original Music ComposerHerman Stein
Cast & characters
Bud Abbott
as Lester
Lou Costello
as Orville
Mari Blanchard
as Allura
Robert Paige
as Dr. Wilson
Horace McMahon
as Mugsy
Martha Hyer
as Janie Howe
Jack Kruschen
as Harry
Joe Kirk
as Dr. Orvilla
Jean Willes
as Capt. Olivia
Anita Ekberg
as Venusian Guard
James Flavin
as First Policeman in Bank
Jackie Loughery
as Venusian Guard
Ruth Hampton
as Handmaiden (as Ruth June Hampton) (as Miss New Jersey)
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Valerie Jackson
as Handmaiden (as Miss Montana)
Renate Hoy
as Handmaiden (as Renate Huy) (as Miss Germany)
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Jeanne Thompson
as Handmaiden (as Miss Louisiana)
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Jeri Miller
as Venusian Guard
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Elsa Edsman
as Handmaiden (as Elza Edsman) (as Miss Hawaii)
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Judy Jorell
as Venusian Guard (as Miss MIchigan)
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Hal Forrest
as Dr. Nedring (uncredited)
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Jack Tesler
as Dr. Holtz (uncredited)
Russ Conway
as Second Policeman in Bank (uncredited)
Syd Saylor
as Man at Fountain (uncredited)
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Patti McKaye
as Venusian Guard (uncredited)
