Released in the UK as Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon
Bing Crosby was attached to this project; he was going to play P.T. Barnum, but delays and rewrites caused him to drop out.
Burl Ives would remain on in Ireland after making " Those Fantastic Flying Fools" , buying a farm near Limerick, and living there, on and off, until the early 70's.