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.
| Directing | Norman Taurog | Director |
| Directing | Clem Jones | Second Assistant Director |
| Writing | Ben Hecht | Theatre Play |
| Writing | James H. Street | Story |
| Writing | Jack Rose | Screenplay |
| Writing | Melville Shavelson | Screenplay |
| Directing | Arthur Rosson | Second Unit Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Art | Emile Kuri | Set Decoration |
| Art | Albert Nozaki | Art Direction |
| Art | Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Camera | W. Wallace Kelley | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Production | Jack Mintz | Producer's Assistant |
| Production | Paul Jones | Producer |
| Directing | Michael D. Moore | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Archie Marshek | Editor |
| Camera | Daniel L. Fapp | Director of Photography |
| Art | Hal Pereira | Art Direction |
| Sound | Gene Merritt | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Gene Garvin | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | John P. Fulton | Special Effects |
| Crew | Rudy Makoul | Dialogue Coach |
| Crew | Nick Castle | Choreographer |
| Sound | Walter Scharf | Music Arranger |
| Sound | Walter Scharf | Conductor |
| Sound | Jule Styne | Music |
| Writing | Bob Hilliard | Lyricist |
| Sound | Jule Styne | Songs |
