Live Fast, Die Young (1958)
The sin-steeped story of today's
A teenager finds her wayward sister running with thieves in San Francisco.
- Date of release
- 1958-04-01
- TMDB
- 5.8 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Director
- Paul Henreid
Casting
- Mary Murphy — Kim Winters / Narrator
- Norma Eberhardt — Jill Winters
- Sheridan Comerate — Jerry
- Mike Connors — Rick (as Michael Connors)
- Peggy Maley — Sue Hawkins
- Jay Jostyn — Fred Knox
- Troy Donahue — Artie Sanders / Artie Smith
- Carol Varga — Violet
- Joan Marshall — Judy Tobin
- Gordon Jones — Pop Winters
- Jamie O'Hara — Mary
- Dorothy Provine — Jackie (uncredited)
Interesting facts
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."
Production
Its working title was Seed of Violence. Troy Donahue was borrowed from Universal Pictures to play his role.
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