| Live Fast, Die Young | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Paul Henreid |
| Screenplay by | Allen Rivkin Ib Melchior |
| Story by | Ib Melchior Edwin B. Watson |
| Produced by | Edward B. Barison Richard Kaye Harry Rybnick |
| Starring | Mary Murphy Norma Eberhardt Sheridan Comerate Mike Connors |
| Cinematography | Philip H. Lathrop |
| Edited by | Edward Curtiss |
| Production company | B.R.K Inc |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Live Fast, Die Young is a 1958 American film noir crime film directed by Paul Henreid and starring Mary Murphy, Norma Eberhardt, Sheridan Comerate and Mike Connors. Considered a cult film, promotional campaigns used the tagline "a sin-steeped story of the rise of the Beat Generation."
Plot
Two sisters, Kim Winters (Murphy) and Jill Winters (Eberhardt) run away from their home and school. They escape to the city, where they become criminals and jewelry thieves.
Cast
- Mary Murphy as Kim Winters / narrator
- Norma Eberhardt as Jill Winters
- Sheridan Comerate as Jerry
- Mike Connors as Rick (as Michael Connors)
- Peggy Maley as Sue Hawkins
- Jay Jostyn as Fred Knox
- Troy Donahue as Artie Sanders / Artie Smith
- Carol Varga as Violet
- Joan Marshall as Judy Tobin
- Gordon Jones as Pop Winters
- Dawn Richard as Mona
- Jamie O'Hara as Mary
Production
Its working title was Seed of Violence. Troy Donahue was borrowed from Universal Pictures to play his role.
Legacy
A cult classic, Norma Eberhardt noted that, "The film tapped into what kids were feeling – that society sucked and they were rebelling against it." Screenshots of Eberhardt were printed onto T-shirts worn by Slash, the guitarist of Guns N' Roses, in 2007. Eberhardt was described as "highly amused" by Slash's wardrobe.
See also
References
- ^ "Norma Eberhardt obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- "Universal". Variety. February 19, 1958. p. 5. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Archive.org.
- Schallert, Edwin (Dec 18, 1957). "Basehart Gets Clown Story: Fisher, Wayne Team Seen; Betty Lanza in Film Debut". Los Angeles Times. p. B13.
External links
- Live Fast, Die Young at IMDb
- Live Fast, Die Young at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Live Fast, Die Young at the TCM Movie Database
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