Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
“They're too wild for one world!”
1953•1h 17m•5.4•Released
ComedyScience 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.
Director
Charles Lamont
Writer
John Grant, D.D. Beauchamp
Budget
$1M
Revenue
$1M
Languages
Italian, English
Studio
Universal International Pictures
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)
Production
Company
Universal International Pictures
Producer
Howard Christie
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