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The Rocket Man (film)

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'The Rocket Man' is a 1954 American comedy science fiction film directed by Oscar Rudolph and starring Charles Coburn, Spring Byington, Anne Francis, John Agar and George "Foghorn" Winslow. The script was co-written by Lenny Bruce and Jack Henley from a story by George W. George and George F. Slavin.'"Movies Were Always Magical": Interviews with 19 Actors,' Leo Verswijver - 2003 Page 40- Rocket Man (20th Century Fox, 1954). DlR Oscar Rudolph. PROD Leonard Goldstein. SCR Lenny Bruce, Jack Henley (story by George W. George, George F . Slavin). CAM John F. Seitz. ED Paul Weatherwax. Ml's Lionel Newman. RUNNING A comedy with science fiction overtones, the film carries the tag line, Out-of-this-world laughter and down-to-earth charm when the face from space turns out to be ... the kid next door!Laura Wagner 'Anne Francis: The Life and Career' 2011 -p 25 "She was given the second lead (with John Agar) in The Rocket Man (1954), an ordinary, passable comedy with some sci-fi elements made for Panoramic Productions, the company run by producer Leonard Goldstein that made flat-screen pictures for Fox " ; Page 129 "The Rocket Man (1954) Out-of-this-world laughter and down-to-earth charm when the face from space turns out to be ... the kid next door! Director: Oscar Rudolph."

'The New York Times' found the fact that comedian Lenny Bruce was one of the film's screenwriters was the "strangest aspect of the low-budget production", noting that the film contains little of Bruce's trademark humor.

Plot



As a result of the sudden and unexplained appearance of a mysterious rocket man, a little boy comes into possession of a mysterious ray gun that compels anyone caught in its beam to tell the truth. He uses it to prevent his orphanage from being foreclosed upon by creditors and to help a young couple fall in love.

Cast



* Charles Coburn as Mayor Ed Johnson

* Spring Byington as Justice Amelia Brown

* Anne Francis as June Brown

* John Agar as Tom Baxter

* George Winslow as Timmy (as George "Foghorn" Winslow)

* Stanley Clements as Bob

* Emory Parnell as Big Bill Watkins

* June Clayworth as Harriet Snedley

* Don Haggerty as Officer Mike O'Brien

* Beverly Garland as Ludine

References




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