Living It Up!

Synopsis:
     As Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis vehicles go, this is one of the better offerings, it's basically a reworking of the 1937 William Wellman picture "Nothing Sacred". In this film, a reporter for the New York Chronicle convinces her editor to let her do a series of articles on Homer Flagg (Lewis,) a young man from New Mexico who is believed to be dying as a result of radioactive poisoning. Before she arrives out west, Homer learns from his doctor that the diagnosis was a mistake and he's

perfectly healthy. That doesn't stop them from accepting Wally's offer of an all- expenses paid trip to  New York. As usual Jerry acts the goof whilst Dean sings and swaggers around acting cool and debonair but this film they add one  sequence ... a jitterbug contest that is very entertaining with many local Southern California West Coast Swing dance legends. This... just good wholesome music and dance for the whole family.

*Features:
     Jack Carey and his then wife Loraine Edwards dance in this scene (he's on the right side of clip ... in the brown sweater) along with many others such as Pat Eggars, Lolly Wise, Freda Angela, Lennie Smith, Lou Southern and more. The dancing is very good and entertaining.