The Astronaut
1972An 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.
Acted in
Jackie Cooper
as Kurt Anderson
Monte Markham
as Eddie Reese / Col. Brice Randolph
Richard Anderson
as Dr. Wylie
Robert Lansing
as John Phillips
Susan Clark
as Gail Randolph
John Lupton
as Don Masters
Walter Brooke
as Tom Everett
James B. Sikking
as Astronaut Higgins
Paul Kent
as Carl Samuels
Loretta Leversee
as Toni Scott
Ray Dimas
as Freddie
Patsy Garrett
as Boy's Mother
Tom Hallick
as Agent Wilson
John S. Ragin
as Walters
Paul Micale
as Beachgoer
Richard Stahl
as Fred, Beachgoer's Friend
Bob Harks
as Photographer (uncredited)