Live_Fast,_Die_Young_(film)

<i>Live Fast, Die Young</i> (film)

Live Fast, Die Young (film)

1958 film by Paul Henreid

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]

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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

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

References

  1. [1]
    "Norma Eberhardt obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. [2]
    "Universal". Variety. February 19, 1958. p. 5. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Archive.org.
  3. [3]
    Schallert, Edwin (Dec 18, 1957). "Basehart Gets Clown Story: Fisher, Wayne Team Seen; Betty Lanza in Film Debut". Los Angeles Times. p. B13.


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