Living It Up

THEY'RE LAFFIN' IT UP!

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Comedy
Music

Overview

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

Keywords

doctor
deception
train
newspaper
based on play or musical
screwball comedy
bumbling
conscience
technicolor
romantic rivalry
headline
musical comedy
x-ray
medical examination
radiation sickness
middle of nowhere
female reporter
faking illness
jitterbug
yellowface
imposture

Details

Status: Released
Release date: August 4, 1954
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Production: Paramount,York Pictures Corporation,Paramount Pictures
Cast: Jerry Lewis,Dean Martin,Janet Leigh,Edward Arnold,Fred Clark,Sheree North,Sammy White,Sid Tomack,Sig Ruman,Richard Looand 91 more
Director: Norman Taurog
Writer: Ben Hecht,Melville Shavelson,Jack Rose,Bob Hilliard,James H. Street
Producer: Paul Jones
Cinematography: Daniel L. Fapp
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0047184