Living It Up

Living It Up

95 mins | Comedy, Music | July 15, 1954

Homer Flagg (Lewis) is a railroad worker in the small town of Desert Hole, New Mexico. One day he finds an abandoned automobile at an old atomic proving ground. His doctor and best friend, Steve Harris (Martin), diagnoses him with radiation poisoning and gives Homer three weeks to live. A reporter for a New York newspaper, hears of Homer's plight and convinces her editor, to provide an all-expenses paid trip to New York.

Living It Up

95 mins | Comedy, Music | July 15, 1954

Living It Up
Homer Flagg (Lewis) is a railroad worker in the small town of Desert Hole, New Mexico. One day he finds an abandoned automobile at an old atomic proving ground. His doctor and best friend, Steve Harris (Martin), diagnoses him with radiation poisoning and gives Homer three weeks to live. A reporter for a New York newspaper, hears of Homer's plight and convinces her editor, to provide an all-expenses paid trip to New York.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Paramount
Original title Living It Up
Directors Clem Jones, Norman Taurog, Arthur Rosson, Michael D. Moore
Writers Bob Hilliard, James H. Street, Jack Rose, Melville Shavelson, Ben Hecht

Cast

Dean Martin

as Dr. Steven Harris

Jerry Lewis

as Homer Flagg

Janet Leigh

as Wally Cook

Edward Arnold

as The Mayor of New York

Fred Clark

as Oliver Stone

Sheree North

as Jitterbug Champion

Sammy White

as Waiter

Sid Tomack

as Master of Ceremonies

Sig Ruman

as Dr. Emile Egelhofer

Richard Loo

as Dr. Lee

Raymond Greenleaf

as Conductor

Walter Baldwin

as Isaiah Jackson

Fay Roope

as Man

Fritz Feld

as Barber (uncredited)

Dabbs Greer

as Scouts Leader (uncredited)

Grady Sutton

as Gift Shop Clerk (uncredited)

Kathryn Grant

as Manicurist (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

as Patron at Wonderland Ballroom (uncredited)

Eduard Franz

as Dr. Nassau (uncredited)