Live Fast, Die Young (film)

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]

Live Fast, Die Young
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	April 1958 (1958-04)
Running time	82 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

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]

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.^[2] Troy Donahue was borrowed from Universal Pictures to play his role.^[3]

Legacy

Drive-in advertisement from 1958

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]

See also

• List of American films of 1958

References

1. "Norma Eberhardt obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
2. "Universal". Variety. February 19, 1958. p. 5. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Archive.org.
3. 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