Just Imagine

Just Imagine is a 1930 American PreCode science fictionmusical comedy film, directed by David Butler. The film is known for its art direction and special effects in its portrayal of New York City in an imagined 1980. Just Imagine stars El Brendel, Maureen OSullivan, John Garrick and Marjorie White. The man from 1930 was played by El Brendel, an ethnic vaudeville comedian of a forgotten type the Swedish immigrant.

J21 is depressed, but is contacted by Z4, the scientist. He is told that Z4 Hobart Bosworth has built a rocket plane that can carry three men to Mars. After a farewell party on the airliner dirigible Pegasus, which J21 works at, the rocket blasts off, carrying J21, RT42 and Single O, who has stowed away for the synthetic rum. Landing on Mars, they are received by the Queen, Looloo Ill say she is and the King, Loko She is not the Queen he is That night, Looloo and Loko take them to see a show, which is like a Martian opera, where a horde of trained Martian ourangoutangs dance about. They are suddenly attacked by Booboo and Boko, the evil twins of the King and Queen everyone on Mars is a twin. They escape in a highly farcical scene, and return to Earth. As one of the first men on another planet, J21 is permitted to marry LN18. Finally, Single O is reunited with his aged son, Axel.The massive, distinctive Art Deco cityscape, for which Just Imagine has come to be best remembered, was built in a former Army balloon hangar by a team of 205 technicians over a fivemonth period. The giant miniature cost 168,000 to build and was wired with 15,000 miniature lightbulbs an additional 74 arc lights were used to light the city from above. Other production credits include costumes by Alice ONeil and Dolly Tree with graphics by Post Amazers. ........

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