A uranium prospector is eating a peanut butter sandwich in the desert where atom bomb tests are being done. He becomes radioactive, and helps the FBI break up an enemy spy ring.
Acting
Mickey Rooney doing unhinged physical comedy while radioactive.
Production
Genuine Nevada Test Site footage mixed with slapstick.
Director
Leslie H. Martinson
Mickey Rooney
Barnaby 'Blix' Waterberry
Robert Strauss
Stan Cooper
Elaine Devry
Audrey Nelson
Bill Goodwin
Dr. Rodell
Whit Bissell
Dr. Edgar Pangborn
Joey Forman
MP in Hospital
Peter Leeds
Agent Bill
Hal March
Agent Ray
Fay Roope
Gen. Lawlor
Stanley Adams
Wildcat Hooper
Robert Emmett Keane
Mr. Reynolds
Paul Dubov
Anderson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during actual Operation Upshot-Knothole nuclear tests; cast and crew received higher radiation exposure than disclosed.
Mickey Rooney later called this his 'paycheck movie' but it's weirdly influential on Fallout's aesthetic.
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