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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.
Keywords
newspaper
headline
romantic rivalry
deception
based on play or musical
jitterbug
doctor
train
conscience
screwball comedy
bumbling
technicolor
radiation sickness
faking illness
medical examination
x-ray
middle of nowhere
female reporter
musical comedy
yellowface
imposture
Casts
Dean Martin
Dr. Steve 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
John Alderson
Yankee Catcher (uncredited)
Art Baker
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Frank Baker
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Benjie Bancroft
Cop (uncredited)
Bobby Barber
Bellboy (uncredited)
Richard Barron
Doorman (uncredited)
Don Bender
Newsboy (uncredited)
Arthur Berkeley
Waiter (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone
Ike, the Train Engineer (uncredited)
Paul Bradley
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Frank Branda
Pump Room Chief (uncredited)
Jack Bruce
Policeman (uncredited)
George Bruggeman
Baseball Spectator (uncredited)
Bill Cartledge
Bellboy (uncredited)
Gordon Carveth
Ceremony Spectator (uncredited)
Sue Casey
Showgirl (uncredited)
Lane Chandler
Policeman (uncredited)
Beulah Christian
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Bud Cokes
Baseball Spectator (uncredited)
Booth Colman
Fernandez (uncredited)
James Conaty
Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Clancy Cooper
Newspaper Slugger (uncredited)
Gino Corrado
Shoe Salesman (uncredited)
Roger Creed
Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Frankie Darro
Bellboy Captain (uncredited)
George Davis
Doorman (uncredited)
Louise De Carlo
Public Stenographer (uncredited)
Jean Del Val
French Chef (uncredited)
Don Dunning
Newpaper Slugger (uncredited)
Marla English
Manicurist (uncredited)
Joe Evans
Waiter (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Man at Bus Depot (uncredited)
Fritz Feld
Barber (uncredited)
Jac Fisher
Policeman (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Patron at Wonderland Ballroom (uncredited)
Charles Fogel
City Official (uncredited)
Eduard Franz
Dr. Nassau (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
Ceremony Spectator (uncredited)
Kathryn Grant
Manicurist (uncredited)
Dabbs Greer
Leader of the Boy Rangers (uncredited)
Audrey Hansen
Hostess (uncredited)
Sam Harris
New York City Official at Airport (uncredited)
Bill Hickman
Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited)
Al Hill
Newspaper Slugger (uncredited)
Jimmie Horan
Grocery Clerk (uncredited)
Gretchen Houser
Jitterbug Dancer (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Martin (uncredited)
Ed Kerr
Ceremony Spectator (uncredited)
Paul Kruger
Police Chief (uncredited)
Norman Leavitt
Photographer (uncredited)
Emmett Lynn
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Mike Mahoney
Tank Commander (uncredited)
Rudy Makoul
Announcer (uncredited)
Hank Mann
Busboy (uncredited)
Philo McCullough
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Jewel McGowan
Jitterbug Dancer (uncredited)
Frank McLure
Dignitary at Airport (uncredited)
Torben Meyer
Chef (uncredited)
Frank Mills
Vagrant at Park (uncredited)
Hans Moebus
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery
Waiter (uncredited)
Monty O'Grady
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Michael O'Hara
Armed Guard (uncredited)
Ray Page
Intern (uncredited)
Foster H. Phinney
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Murray Pollack
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Vagrant in Park (uncredited)
Max Power
Newspaper Slugger (uncredited)
Fred Rapport
Baseball Spectator (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo
Assistant Tailor (uncredited)
Lennie Smith
Jitterbug Dancer (uncredited)
Lou Southern
Jitterbug Dancer (uncredited)
Norman Stevens
Ceremony Spectator (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
Jack Stoney
Intern (uncredited)
Robert Strong
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
Cop (uncredited)
Grady Sutton
Gift Shop Owner (uncredited)
Fred Sweeney
Old Man (uncredited)
Ted Thorpe
Tailor (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
Flower Delivery Man (uncredited)
Max Ann Viault
Customer (uncredited)
Stephen Wootton
Boy (uncredited)
Freda Angela Wyckoff
Jitterbug Dancer (uncredited)
Fred Zendar
Reporter (uncredited)
Tommy Summers
Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Crews
Norman Taurog
Director
Jule Styne
Songs
Clem Jones
Second Assistant Director
Ben Hecht
Theatre Play
Melville Shavelson
Screenplay
Jack Rose
Screenplay
Albert Nozaki
Art Direction
Archie Marshek
Editor
Rudy Makoul
Dialogue Coach
Hal Pereira
Art Direction
Daniel L. Fapp
Director of Photography
Edith Head
Costume Design
Gene Merritt
Sound Recordist
Emile Kuri
Set Decoration
John P. Fulton
Special Effects
Sam Comer
Set Decoration
Arthur Rosson
Second Unit Director
Gene Garvin
Sound Recordist
Michael D. Moore
Assistant Director
W. Wallace Kelley
Second Unit Director of Photography
Jack Mintz
Producer's Assistant
Paul Jones
Producer
Walter Scharf
Conductor
Jule Styne
Music
Walter Scharf
Music Arranger
Nick Castle
Choreographer
Bob Hilliard
Lyricist
Richard Mueller
Other
John P. Fulton
Visual Effects
Farciot Edouart
Visual Effects
Charles Henderson
Music Arranger
James H. Street
Short Story
Dave Silver
Second Assistant Director
a.A.H. Barnett
Sound Recordist
Keith Stafford
Sound Editor
Don Robb
Production Manager
Claire Benhke
Script Supervisor
Backdrops & Posters
