The Atomic kid [DVD] / a Republic production ; Herbert J. Yates presents ; Pictures ; screen play by Benedict Freedman and John Fenton Murray ; a Mickey Rooney production ; directed by Leslie H. Martinson.
Mickey Rooney, Robert Strauss, Elaine Davis, Bill Goodwin, Whit Bissell, Hal March, Peter Leeds, Fay Roope. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1954.
Summary:
When Barnaby 'Blix' Waterberry and fellow prospector Robert Strauss go searching for uranium in a remote part of Nevada, they wander into the exact spot where the Army is about to detonate an atom bomb. Waterberry manages to emerge in perfect condition along with his peanut butter and sardine sandwich. An instant celebrity, he quickly senses the huge commercial potential in being the first human being to survive an atomic blast, but first he has to help the FBI break up an enemy spy ring.
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