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'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.][
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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.][
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See also
* List of American films of 1958
References
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