Sergeant Dead Head

This film essentially begins with an airman by the name of "Sergeant O. K. Deadhead" (Frankie Avalon) being sent to the guardhouse due to a series of mishaps which have caused problems on the base. Needless to say, this doesn't sit well with his fiancé "Airman Lucy Turner" (Deborah Walley) who had hoped to marry him that weekend. Likewise, Sergeant Deadhead also wanted to be married and as a result he tells his other two cellmates that he intends to be a model prisoner so that he can be released early. However, one of his cellmates named "Airman McEvoy" (Harvey Lembeck) doesn't share his concern and detonates an explosive that very night which compels Sergeant Deadhead to escape from the guardhouse as well. To that effect, upon being chased by the military police, Sergeant Deadhead takes refuge in a rocket destined for outer space--and returns as a completely different person. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that this movie started off real well due in large part to the performances of Buster Keaton (as "Airman Blinken") and Gale Gordon ("Captain Weiskopf"). Unfortunately, the film seemed to run out of steam around the halfway mark and became less interesting at that point. Even so, I suppose it was good enough for the time spent and for that reason I have rated it accordingly. Average.