Living It Up

Living It Up

THEY'RE LAFFIN' IT UP!

Directed by Norman Taurog

Produced by Paramount Pictures, York Pictures Corporation

195494 min6.5 / 10

A lighthearted 1950s screwball comedy built on mistaken identity and romantic entanglement, where a small-town railroad worker's fake terminal diagnosis becomes the engine for hijinks and musical numbers in New York.

Homer Flagg is a railroad worker in the small New Mexico town of Desert Hole. One day, he finds an abandoned automobile at an old atomic proving ground. His doctor and best friend, Steve Harris, diagnoses him with radiation poisoning and gives Homer three weeks to live. A big city reporter hears of Homer's plight and convinces her editor to provide an all-expenses paid trip to New York.

Questions people ask

  • Is Living It Up easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Does Living It Up end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 85% of films.

  • Is Living It Up scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Living It Up sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is Living It Up violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

37/ 100

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Rarity8

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Surprise73

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Love45

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