Live Fast, Die Young (film)
# Live Fast, Die Young (film)

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.

## 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.

