Living It Up  (1954), one of Martin and Lewis' top-grossing pictures ever has finally arrived on home video for the first time. Martin and Lewis are in for a real treat, as this musical is very funny plus has great show-stopping musical and dance numbers including 'Ev'ry Street's a Boulevard in Old New York' and has a romantic subplot filled out by the beautiful Janet Leigh.

Walter Baldwin & Jerry Lewis

Homer Flagg (Jerry Lewis) couldn't be any more tired of living in Desert Hole, NM, where his job as a flag wavier for the fast-paced trains rushing by rarely stop. When his boss Isaiah Jackson (Walter Baldwin) is retiring to head off to New York City, Homer is so jealous he jumps on the train to stow away for the ride. In the first on many comedic moments Homer's car gets unattached, he steals a car that's radioactive - and the plot is on its way.

Janet Leigh & Dean Martin

In no time at all Homer and his friend and Desert Hole's doctor, Steve (Dean Martin), are on their way to New York City. Although Homer's been cleared by Steve of any radiation poisoning, somehow the media got news of the story and think Homer has only weeks to live.

Fred Clark & Janet Leigh

Manhattan's Chronicle newspaperwoman Wally Cook (Janet Leigh) convinces her boss Oliver Stone (Fred Clark) that this would make great headlines. He agrees to fund Homer's romp in New York in luxury.

The story that unfolds could only have reached it's height of humor with Martin and Lewis onboard. Jerry Lewis' antics are priceless. He goes from a shy, perplexed child-like waif in Steve's office when he has to ask Steve to keep his real condition under wraps, to a tux-wearing groom-to-be in lickedy-split time. There are a few standard goofy scenes -- such as Homer swing from inside a chandelier and throwing light bulbs at people -- that are typical of Lewis' routines, but most of the movie is one laugh after another.

Of course with Martin being the crooner that he was, Living It Up  was intended to a musical, so there are breakout numbers where he and Homer (not in such a good voice) belt it out and a few big musical numbers of dancing (where Lewis does a bang up job jitterbugging) and singing. Janet Leigh brings a great balance of humor and naiveté to make her role credible, as did Fred Clark as her boss. Her dialogue is genuine. I like the line she says to Steve when he ask where he can find her and she answers, "On the front page of the Chronicle, and you can get it for seven cents."

Martin and Lewis fans will love this disc on the DEAN MARTIN & JERRY LEWIS COLLECTION Volume Two. Hopefully with this delightful, great-looking Technicolor remastered film, an entire new generation will also discover these comedic icons.

The collection also includes You're Never Too Young, Artists and Models, Pardners and Hollywood Or Bust

Directors: Norman Taurog

Writer: Ben Hecht - play, story - James Street., screenplay - Jack Rose & Melville Shavelson

Cast: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Janet Leigh, Fred Clark, Edward Arnold Walter Baldwin

Rating: Not rated

Classic Movie Guide Rating: 4 our of 5 stars

DVD Release Date: 6/5/2007

Run Time: 95

Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment

Format: Color, full screen

Photo credits: Paramount Home Entertainment