Those Fantastic Flying Fools (1967)
Director:
Don Sharp
Writers:
Harry Alan Towers (original story), Jules Verne(inspired by the writings of)
Stars:
Burl Ives, Jimmy Clitheroe, Terry-Thomas
Phineas T Barnum and friends finance the first flight to the moon but find the task a little above them. They attempt to blast their rocket into orbit from a massive gun barrel built into the side of a Welsh mountain, but money troubles, spies and saboteurs ensure that the plan is doomed before it starts.