The Three Stooges in Orbit (1962)

Director:

Edward Bernds

Writers:

Norman Maurer (story)
Elwood Ullman

Release Date:

4 July 1962 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

IT'S NEW! IT'S NUTTY! THE STOOGES PLAY RING-AROUND-THE-MOON WITH A MOB OF MIXED-UP MARTIANS!!

Plot:

The Stooges must battle alien spies to safeguard a goofy scientist's revolutionary new vehicle.

Plot Keywords:

Space | Inventor | Invention | The Three Stooges | Statue Of Liberty

Cast

Moe Howard	...	Moe (as The Three Stooges)
Larry Fine	...	Larry (as The Three Stooges)
Joe DeRita	...	Curly-Joe (as The Three Stooges)
Carol Christensen	...	Carol Danforth
Edson Stroll	...	Captain Tom Andrews
Emil Sitka	...	Professor Danforth
George N. Neise	...	Ogg / Airline Pilot
Rayford Barnes	...	Zogg / Airline Co-Pilot
Norman Leavitt	...	Williams
Nestor Paiva	...	Chairman
Don Lamond	...	Colonel Smithers
Peter Brocco	...	Doctor Appleby
Thomas Glynn	...	George Galveston
Jean Charney	...	WAF Sergeant
Peter Dawson	...	General Bixby
Maurice Manson	...	Mr. Lansing
Duane Ament	...	Personnel Clerk
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bill Dyer	...	Col. Lane
Marjorie Eaton	...	Mrs. McGinnis (uncredited)
Roy Engel	...	Welby (uncredited)
Cheerio Meredith	...	Old Maid in Toothpaste Commercial (uncredited)
Jane Wald	...	Bathing Girl (uncredited)
Rusty Wescoatt	...	Cook (uncredited)

Directed by
Edward Bernds

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Norman Maurer		story
Elwood Ullman

Produced by
Norman Maurer	....	producer

Original Music by
Paul Dunlap

Cinematography by
William P. Whitley

Film Editing by
Edwin H. Bryant

Art Direction by
Don Ament

Set Decoration by
Richard Mansfield

Makeup Department
Frank McCoy	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Peggy McDonald	....	hair stylist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Eddie Saeta	....	assistant director
Burt Astor	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Ed Goldstein	....	props (uncredited)
Clarence Peet	....	props (uncredited)

Sound Department
William Bernds	....	sound
Charles J. Rice	....	sound supervisor
George H. Anderson	....	recordist (uncredited)
Harry Foy	....	recordist (uncredited)
Doug Grant	....	assistant sound (uncredited)
James Nelson	....	supervising sound editor (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Albert Bettcher	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
James R. Field	....	gaffer (uncredited)
Les Gaunt	....	key grip (uncredited)
Emil Oster	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Homer Van Pelt	....	still photographer (uncredited)

Other crew
Eylla Jacobs	....	script supervisor (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures Corporation
• Normandy Productions

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures (1962) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar (video)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Australia:G

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

At least one scene of the Martian's attack (a building being blasted) is from Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956).

Quotes:

Professor Danforth:The butler will show you to your tombs - er - rooms, gentlemen!

Movie Connections:

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Stooges

To be honest I can't remember a whole lot from this film, but I do remember it being replayed a few times a year back in the old UHF days. Whether I'm getting burnt out on reviewing other people's productions, or this was just not that good a film, I don't really know, but one of the few distinct memories I have of this film is the stooges riding the flying submarine absconded by the film's two antagonists.

Ayup, between "It's a Wonderful Life", one of the many bikini films by American International, or a Bob Hope review, the Stooges and various films from the 30s up through the mid 60s would air on television, and "The Three Stooges in Orbit" was one of them.

I didn't laugh a whole lot at this thing, but I was riveted to the antics because it was something different than "Days of our Lives" or any of the other midday drivel that was passed off to many a WASPy housewife during the 70s and 80s.

It's not a stellar production from the Stooges, but it's something to kill time.

Watch at your own risk.