Melvin Byrd, who dreams of being a scientist, is a Cape Kennedy "miniscule molecular particle surveillance monitor" - in short, a janitor. His job is to keep a major rocket project completely dust-free, and this he does with his own hilariously fantastic inventions - including a literal attack on dirt by a "knight on a white horse". In his work, he meets Judy, a chimp involved in a top-secret project, which leads Melvin into the one room strictly off-limits to him. Not until he has entered the project room does Melvin learn that any man entering it will be negatively ionized - making him fly like a bird.
Stars: Soupy Sales, Tab Hunter, Arthur O'Connell, Edward Andrews, Doris Dowling, Beverly Adams
Crew: Andrew Marton (Director), Ben Chapman (Production Executive), Don K. Ivey (Set Decoration), Mel Bledsoe (Art Direction), Howard Winner (Director of Photography), Preston Rountree (Set Designer)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Runtime: 88 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Aug 13, 1966
IMDb: 6
Keywords:space race
