I Want to Live!
A prostitute sentenced to death for murder pleads her innocence.
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"Your liking or not liking, or even your understanding of this film depends on where you see it. In the version shown in England, the opening scene establishing the fact that Barbara Graham was a prostitute lasts for almost seven minutes. It shows Barbara getting dressed. It shows Barbara pulling the sheet off her John and heartily laughing at him as he tries to cover himself. And it shows her putting her fee into her handbag. The closing scenes of the film merely show the cyanide pellets being placed in the bucket, then a few quick intercuts of white mist enveloping Barbara, and the reporter..."
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Barbara Graham's response to the guard advising her to "take a deep breath, it's easier" was supposedly "how _ the hell _ would you know". Apparently, it had to be cleaned up for the 1958 audience, which is ironic given the rather graphic nature of the scene.
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A prostitute sentenced to death for murder pleads her innocence.