Living It Up

6.4

94 minutes

8/4/1954

Overview

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.

Cast List

Dean Martin
as Dr. Steve 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
John Alderson
as Yankee Catcher (uncredited)
Art Baker
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Frank Baker
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Benjie Bancroft
as Cop (uncredited)
Bobby Barber
as Bellboy (uncredited)
Richard Barron
as Doorman (uncredited)
Don Bender
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Arthur Berkeley
as Waiter (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone
as Ike, the Train Engineer (uncredited)
Paul Bradley
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Frank Branda
as Pump Room Chief (uncredited)
Jack Bruce
as Policeman (uncredited)
George Bruggeman
as Baseball Spectator (uncredited)
Bill Cartledge
as Bellboy (uncredited)
Gordon Carveth
as Ceremony Spectator (uncredited)
Sue Casey
as Showgirl (uncredited)
Lane Chandler
as Policeman (uncredited)
Beulah Christian
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Bud Cokes
as Baseball Spectator (uncredited)
Booth Colman
as Fernandez (uncredited)
James Conaty
as Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Clancy Cooper
as Newspaper Slugger (uncredited)
Gino Corrado
as Shoe Salesman (uncredited)
Roger Creed
as Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Frankie Darro
as Bellboy Captain (uncredited)
George Davis
as Doorman (uncredited)
Louise De Carlo
as Public Stenographer (uncredited)
Jean Del Val
as French Chef (uncredited)
Don Dunning
as Newpaper Slugger (uncredited)
Marla English
as Manicurist (uncredited)
Joe Evans
as Waiter (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
as Man at Bus Depot (uncredited)
Fritz Feld
as Barber (uncredited)
Jac Fisher
as Policeman (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
as Patron at Wonderland Ballroom (uncredited)
Charles Fogel
as City Official (uncredited)
Eduard Franz
as Dr. Nassau (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
as Ceremony Spectator (uncredited)
Kathryn Grant
as Manicurist (uncredited)
Dabbs Greer
as Leader of the Boy Rangers (uncredited)
Audrey Hansen
as Hostess (uncredited)
Sam Harris
as New York City Official at Airport (uncredited)
Bill Hickman
as Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited)
Al Hill
as Newspaper Slugger (uncredited)
Jimmie Horan
as Grocery Clerk (uncredited)
Gretchen Houser
as Jitterbug Dancer (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
as Martin (uncredited)
Ed Kerr
as Ceremony Spectator (uncredited)
Paul Kruger
as Police Chief (uncredited)
Norman Leavitt
as Photographer (uncredited)
Emmett Lynn
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Mike Mahoney
as Tank Commander (uncredited)
Rudy Makoul
as Announcer (uncredited)
Hank Mann
as Busboy (uncredited)
Philo McCullough
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Jewel McGowan
as Jitterbug Dancer (uncredited)
Frank McLure
as Dignitary at Airport (uncredited)
Torben Meyer
as Chef (uncredited)
Frank Mills
as Vagrant at Park (uncredited)
Hans Moebus
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery
as Waiter (uncredited)
Monty O'Grady
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Michael O'Hara
as Armed Guard (uncredited)
Ray Page
as Intern (uncredited)
Foster H. Phinney
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Murray Pollack
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
as Vagrant in Park (uncredited)
Max Power
as Newspaper Slugger (uncredited)
Fred Rapport
as Baseball Spectator (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo
as Assistant Tailor (uncredited)
Lennie Smith
as Jitterbug Dancer (uncredited)
Lou Southern
as Jitterbug Dancer (uncredited)
Norman Stevens
as Ceremony Spectator (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
as Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
Jack Stoney
as Intern (uncredited)
Robert Strong
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
as Cop (uncredited)
Tommy Summers
as Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Grady Sutton
as Gift Shop Owner (uncredited)
Fred Sweeney
as Old Man (uncredited)
Ted Thorpe
as Tailor (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
as Flower Delivery Man (uncredited)
Max Ann Viault
as Customer (uncredited)
Stephen Wootton
as Boy (uncredited)
Freda Angela Wyckoff
as Jitterbug Dancer (uncredited)
Fred Zendar
as Reporter (uncredited)