Living It Up

6.4
  • Genre: ComedyMusic
  • Run time: 95 min
  • Premiere: 1954. July 15.

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.

Discover

Dean Martin

Dr. Steven Harris

Jerry Lewis

Homer Flagg

Janet Leigh

Wally Cook

Edward Arnold

The Mayor of New York

Fred Clark

Oliver Stone

Sheree North

Jitterbug Champion

Sammy White

Waiter

Sid Tomack

Master of Ceremonies

Sig Ruman

Dr. Emile Egelhofer

Richard Loo

Dr. Lee

Walter Baldwin

Isaiah Jackson

Fritz Feld

Barber (uncredited)

Dabbs Greer

Scouts Leader (uncredited)

Grady Sutton

Gift Shop Clerk (uncredited)

Kathryn Grant

Manicurist (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Patron at Wonderland Ballroom (uncredited)

Eduard Franz

Dr. Nassau (uncredited)

Marla English

Manicurist

Charles Fogel

City Official (uncredited)

Art

Sam Comer

Set Decoration

Hal Pereira

Art Direction

Emile Kuri

Set Decoration

Albert Nozaki

Art Direction

Camera

Daniel L. Fapp

Director of Photography

W. Wallace Kelley

Second Unit Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Edith Head

Costume Design

Crew

Rudy Makoul

Dialogue Coach

John P. Fulton

Special Effects

Nick Castle

Choreographer

Directing

Norman Taurog

Director

Clem Jones

Second Assistant Director

Arthur Rosson

Second Unit Director

Michael D. Moore

Assistant Director

Editing

Production

Jack Mintz

Producer's Assistant

Paul Jones

Producer

Sound

Gene Merritt

Sound Recordist

Gene Garvin

Sound Recordist

Walter Scharf

Conductor

Walter Scharf

Music Arranger

Writing

Ben Hecht

Theatre Play

Jack Rose

Screenplay

Bob Hilliard

Lyricist

Art

Sam Comer

Set Decoration

Hal Pereira

Art Direction

Emile Kuri

Set Decoration

Albert Nozaki

Art Direction

Camera

Daniel L. Fapp

Director of Photography

W. Wallace Kelley

Second Unit Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Edith Head

Costume Design

Crew

Rudy Makoul

Dialogue Coach

John P. Fulton

Special Effects

Nick Castle

Choreographer

Directing

Norman Taurog

Director

Clem Jones

Second Assistant Director

Arthur Rosson

Second Unit Director

Michael D. Moore

Assistant Director

Editing

Production

Jack Mintz

Producer's Assistant

Paul Jones

Producer

Sound

Gene Merritt

Sound Recordist

Gene Garvin

Sound Recordist

Walter Scharf

Conductor

Walter Scharf

Music Arranger

Writing

Ben Hecht

Theatre Play

Jack Rose

Screenplay

Bob Hilliard

Lyricist