Live Fast, Die Young | |
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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." [1]
Two sisters, Kim Winters (Murphy) and Jill Winters (Eberhardt) run away from their home and school. [1] They escape to the city, where they become criminals and jewelry thieves. [1]
Its working title was Seed of Violence. [2] Troy Donahue was borrowed from Universal Pictures to play his role. [3]
A cult classic, Norma Eberhardt noted that, "The film tapped into what kids were feeling – that society sucked and they were rebelling against it." [1] Screenshots of Eberhardt were printed onto T-shirts worn by Slash, the guitarist of Guns N' Roses, in 2007. [1] Eberhardt was described as "highly amused" by Slash's wardrobe. [1]