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Living It Up is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Norman Taurog released in USA on 15 july 1954 with Dean Martin
Living It Up (1954)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 15 july 1954
Length 1h35
Directed by Norman Taurog
OriginUSA
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals
Rating64%
Living It Up is a 1954 film comedy starring the team of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis and released by Paramount Pictures.
The film was directed by Norman Taurog and produced by Paul Jones. The screenplay by Jack Rose and Melville Shavelson was based on the 1953 musical Hazel Flagg by Ben Hecht, in turn based on the story Letter to the Editor by James H. Street.
An earlier film, Nothing Sacred, had been made in 1937 by Selznick International Pictures (released through United Artists) with Carole Lombard and Fredric March, and directed by William A. Wellman. The 1954 version had original music by Walter Scharf, cinematography by Daniel L. Fapp, art direction by Albert Nozaki and Hal Pereira, and costume design by Edith Head.
Living It Up also features Janet Leigh, Edward Arnold, Fred Clark, Sheree North, and Sig Ruman.
Synopsis
Homer Flagg is a railroad worker in the small town of Desert Hole, New Mexico. His big dream in life is to visit New York City while he is young.Actors
Dean Martin
(Dr. Steven Harris)
Jerry Lewis
(Homer Flagg)
Janet Leigh
(Wally Cook)
Edward Arnold
(The Mayor of New York)
Sheree North
(Jitterbug Champion)
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