The Rocket Man (1954 film)

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 that 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==

• Charles Coburn as Mayor Ed Johnson • Spring Byington as Justice Amelia Brown • Anne Francis as June Brown • John Agar as Tom Baxter • George Winslow as Timmy (as George "Foghorn" Winslow) • Stanley Clements as Bob • Emory Parnell as Big Bill Watkins • June Clayworth as Harriet Snedley • Don Haggerty as Officer Mike O'Brien • Beverly Garland as Ludine ==Critical reception==

Writing in AllMovie, critic Hal Erickson described the film as "essentially an Andy Hardyesque comedy drama with a peripheral sci-fi slant," and that despite having Lenny Bruce as a co-screenwriter, "there's nothing scatalogical or even satirical in the film itself." Film critic Derek Winnert wrote that "any acid wit, high-spirited fun or real charm are sorely lacking from director Oscar Rudolph’s lame, would-be whimsical" film, adding that it is an "often very silly and mostly boring movie, though the cast have charm and the skills to save it." ==References==