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| Director: | Norman Taurog | 
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| Writer: | Jack Rose, James H. Street, Melville Shavelson | 
| Staring: | 
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 15, 1954 | 
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| Director: | Norman Taurog | 
| Writer: | Jack Rose, James H. Street, Melville Shavelson | 
| Genres: | Comedy, Music | 
| Keywords | screwball comedy, technicolor, faking illness | 
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| 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 | 
| Raymond Greenleaf | Conductor | 
| Walter Baldwin | Isaiah Jackson | 
| Fay Roope | Man | 
| 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) | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Clem Jones | Second Assistant Director | 
| Jack Rose | Screenplay | 
| James H. Street | Story | 
| Albert Nozaki | Art Direction | 
| Archie Marshek | Editor | 
| Gene Merritt | Sound Recordist | 
| Rudy Makoul | Dialogue Coach | 
| Norman Taurog | Director | 
| Ben Hecht | Theatre Play | 
| Melville Shavelson | Screenplay | 
| Michael D. Moore | Assistant Director | 
| Sam Comer | Set Decoration | 
| Daniel L. Fapp | Director of Photography | 
| Walter Scharf | Conductor, Music Arranger | 
| John P. Fulton | Special Effects | 
| Arthur Rosson | Second Unit Director | 
| W. Wallace Kelley | Second Unit Director of Photography | 
| Gene Garvin | Sound Recordist | 
| Jack Mintz | Producer's Assistant | 
| Nick Castle | Choreographer | 
| Bob Hilliard | Lyricist | 
| Edith Head | Costume Design | 
| Jule Styne | Music, Songs | 
| Hal Pereira | Art Direction | 
| Emile Kuri | Set Decoration | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Paul Jones | Producer | 
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