Abbott and Costello Go to Mars


Abbott and Costello Go To Mars is a 1953 American science fiction comedy film from UniversalInternational, produced by Howard Christie, directed by Charles Lamont, and starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. The film follows the misadventures of Lester and Orville who accidentally find themselves aboard a rocket ship bound for Mars, but instead accidentally lands at the New Orleans Mardi Gras. The pair are then forced by bank robbers Mugsy and Harry to fly to Venus where they encounter a civilization consisting entirely of beautiful women. Despite the films title, no one in this film actually travels to Mars.

Meanwhile, two escaped convicts, Harry the Horse Jack Kruschen and Mugsy Horace McMahon, enter the rocket, put on the available spacesuits and head to New Orleans to rob a bank. Lester and Orville, also clad in spacesuits, are wrongly accused of the crime and rush back to the rocket ship, where Mugsy and Harry force them to launch.After landing on Venus, the four men leave the rocket ship and Orville is quickly captured by guards and brought to Queen Allura Mari Blanchard, who informs him that Venus is only inhabited by women, as men were banished a long time ago. She takes more than a liking to him, however, and decides that he can stay if he promises to be true to her. He agrees, and has Harry and Mugsy imprisoned for their crimes. Mugsy then convinces one of the female guards to flirt with Orville to prove that he cannot be trusted. Orville takes the bait and the Queen orders all the men to leave her planet. ........

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