The Rocket Man (film)

The Rocket Man is a 1954 black-and-white comedy film from 20th Century Fox, produced by Leonard Goldstein, directed by Oscar Rudolph, that stars Charles Coburn, Spring Byington, Anne Francis, John Agar, and George "Foghorn" Winslow. The script was co-written by Lenny Bruce and Jack Henley from a story by George W. George and George F. Slavin. A comedy with science fiction overtones, the film carries the tag line, “Out-of-this-world laughter and down-to-earth charm when the face from space turns out to be ... the kid next door!”

The New York Times found the fact that comedian Lenny Bruce was one of the film's screenwriters was the "strangest aspect of the low-budget production", noting that the film contains little of Bruce's trademark humor.

Plot
As a result of the sudden and unexplained appearance of a mysterious rocket man, a little boy comes into possession of a mysterious ray gun. But it is not any ordinary ray gun but one that once its aimed and activated compels anyone caught in its beam to tell the truth. He uses it to prevent his orphanage from being foreclosed upon by creditors and to help a young couple fall in love.

Cast

 * George "Foghorn" Winslow as Timmy
 * Charles Coburn as Mayor Ed Johnson
 * Spring Byington as Justice Amelia Brown
 * John Agar as Tom Baxter
 * Anne Francis as June Brown
 * Beverly Garland as Ludine
 * Stanley Clements as Bob
 * Emory Parnell as Big Bill Watkins