Directed by:
Edward MontagneCinematography:
Rex WimpyComposer:
Vic MizzyCast:
Don Knotts, Leslie Nielsen, Joan Freeman, Jesse White, Jeanette Nolan, Frank McGrath, Arthur O'Connell, Joan Shawlee, Pamelyn Ferdin, Bill Quinn, Paul Bryar (more)Plots(1)
Don Knotts is Roy Fleming, a small town kiddie-ride operator who is deathly afraid of heights. After learning that his father has signed him up for the space program, Roy reluctantly heads for Houston, only to find out upon arriving that his job is a janitor, not an astronaut. Anxious to live up to the expectations of his domineering father, Roy manages to keep up a facade of being an astronaut to his family and friends. When NASA decides to launch a lay person into space to prove the worthiness of a new automated spacecraft, Roy gets the chance to confront his fears. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Don Knotts
USA
Best movies:
Pleasantville (1998)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
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Leslie Nielsen
Canada
Best movies:
Joan Freeman
USA
Best movies:
Come September (1961)
Roustabout (1964)
The Rounders (1965)
Jesse White
USA
Best movies:
Harvey (1950)
Gentleman's Agreement (1947)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
Jeanette Nolan
USA
Best movies:
Psycho (1960)
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Frank McGrath
USA
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Westward the Women (1951)
Mighty Joe Young (1949)
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Arthur O'Connell
USA
Best movies:
Citizen Kane (1941)
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
The Last Valley (1971)
Joan Shawlee
USA
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Apartment (1960)
Pamelyn Ferdin
USA
Best movies:
Heidi's Song (1982)
A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969)
The Beguiled (1971)
Bill Quinn
USA
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Paul Bryar
USA
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Vertigo (1958)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Herb Vigran
USA
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The Fugitive Kind (1960)
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Burt Mustin
USA
Best movies:
Detective Story (1951)
The Desperate Hours (1955)
The Lusty Men (1952)
Robert F. Simon
USA
Best movies:
One Man Mutiny (1955)
Compulsion (1959)
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Harry Holcombe
USA
Best movies:
The Graduate (1967)
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
The Young Savages (1961)
Paul Bradley
USA
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Giant (1956)
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John Daheim
USA
Best movies:
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Marjorie Bennett
Australia
Best movies:
My Fair Lady (1964)
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Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
Nick Dimitri
USA
Best movies:
In Cold Blood (1967)
The Train (1964)
Bustin' Loose (1981)
Paul Hartman
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Inherit the Wind (1960)
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