Live Fast, Die Young

1958Movie⏱️ 1h 22mApproved

CrimeDramaFilm-NoirThriller

⭐ 5.9

IMDB Rating

199 votes

Two teen sisters leave their no-good father for a lurid life on the road.

Director

Paul Henreid

Writers

Allen Rivkin, Ib Melchior, Edwin B. Watson

Stars

Mary Murphy, Norma Eberhardt, Mike Connors

Language

English

Country

United States

💬 8

Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

Mary Murphy

as Kim Winters

Norma Eberhardt

as Jill Winters

Mike Connors

as Rick

Sheridan Comerate

as Jerry

Peggy Maley

as Sue Hawkins

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Jay Jostyn

as Fred Knox

Troy Donahue

as Artie Sanders

Carol Varga

as Violet

Joan Marshall

as Judy Tobin

Gordon Jones

as Pop Winters

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.85 : 1

Color

Black and White

Filming Location

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Production

B.R.K. Inc.

🏷️ Keywords

teensploitation filmpsychotronic filmteensploitationheistalarm system

🎯 Categories

Film NoirCrimeDramaThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Good but Typically Flawed

by rowenalite • 2016-01-20

7/10

"This film has a problem typical of its genre. The actresses who play teens are MUCH too old for their parts. One was 27 and the other 29. They don't look especially young for their ages so the "juvenile delinquent" aspect is quite flawed. However, the film has an adequate script and a certain amount of emotional power. The embittered Dad is believably depicted as is the dissatisfaction of the daughters. The grown up criminals are appropriately sophisticated in their immorality. Since I am a Peggy Maley fan, I want to give her oh-so-immoral depiction of gang leader Sue a specia..."