Birds Do It

Story

Synopsis

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.

Director

Andrew Marton

Writers

Arnie Kogen, Art Arthur, Leonard B. Kaufman

Language

English

Country

United States of America

Release date

13 August 1966

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Soupy Sales

  Melvin Byrd

• 

  Tab Hunter

  Lieutenant Porter

• 

  Arthur O'Connell

  Professor Wald

• 

  Edward Andrews

  General Smithburn

• 

  Doris Dowling

  Congresswoman Clanger

• 

  Beverly Adams

  Claudine Wald

• 

  Louis Quinn

  Sergeant Skam

• 

  Frank Nastasi

  Yellow Cab Driver

• Burt Taylor

  Devlin

• Courtney Brown

  Arno

• Russell Saunders

  Clurg

• 

  Julian Voloshin

  Professor Nep