The Atomic Kid
It's a Laugh Explosion!
NR 1954 · 86 min · ★ 5.0 · Comedy, Science Fiction
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.
Directed by Leslie H. Martinson · Written by John Fenton Murray
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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
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