The Astronaut
08/01/1972
1h 13m



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An elaborate deception emerges when an American astronaut is lost on a mission to Mars. Space agency officials fearful of losing public support and government funding decide to cover up the accident by employing an exact double for the lost astronaut. The ruse begins to unravel when the wife of the lost astronaut realizes she is living with a different man. Although angered by the deception, the woman has fallen in love with the replacement and plans to keep the secret. They both have a change of heart and decide to reveal the secret when they discover a new Mars mission is underway.
Cast


Jackie Cooper
Kurt Anderson


Monte Markham
Eddie Reese / Col. Brice Randolph


Richard Anderson
Dr. Wylie


Robert Lansing
John Phillips


Susan Clark
Gail Randolph


John Lupton
Don Masters


Walter Brooke
Tom Everett


James B. Sikking
Astronaut Higgins


Paul Kent
Carl Samuels
Loretta Leversee
Toni Scott
Ray Dimas
Freddie


Patsy Garrett
Boy's Mother


Tom Hallick
Agent Wilson


John S. Ragin
Walters


Paul Micale
Beachgoer


Richard Stahl
Fred, Beachgoer's Friend


Bob Harks
Photographer (uncredited)
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