I Want to Live! (1958)
| Release Date | 18 November 1958 |
| Tagline | Barbara Graham's Last Scream From Gas Chamber... |
| Genre | Biography, Crime, Drama |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Biopic [feature], Courtroom Drama, Crime Drama, Prison Film, Message Movie |
| Mood | High on Emotion |
| Themes | Death Row, Prostitutes |
| Tones | Bleak, Downbeat, Grim, Melancholy, Somber, Forceful |
| Tags | Atrocity, Execution, Frame Up, Kill, Mistaken Identity, Prison, Prostitute/prostitution, Scandal, Woman |
I Want to Live! (1958) is a film noir produced by Walter Wanger and directed by Robert Wise which tells the heavily fictionalized story of a woman, Barbara Graham, convicted of murder and facing execution. It stars Susan Hayward as Graham, and also features Simon Oakland, Stafford Repp, and Theodore Bikel. The movie was adapted from letters written by Graham and newspaper articles written by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ed Montgomery.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Philip Coolidge
Emmett Perkins
Lou Krugman
John R. 'Jack' Santo
James Philbrook
Bruce King
Bartlett Robinson
District Attorney Milton
Gertrude Flynn
San Quentin Matron
Russell Thorson
San Quentin Sgt.
Wendell Holmes
Detective
Red Mitchell
Jazz Combo Member
Art Farmer
Jazz Combo Member
Bud Shank
Jazz Combo Member
Leonard Bell
San Francisco hood
Olive Blakeney
Corona warden
Ralph Brooks
Man in Photo with Barbara and Peg
Lew Gallo
Undercover Cop at Bar
Paul Genge
Police Inspector
Jason Johnson
Bixel, the Landlord
Kenner G. Kemp
Reporter in Courtroom
Mike Lally
Reporter in Courtroom
Rusty Lane
Judge
S. John Launer
San Quentin officer
Herbert Lytton
Newspaperman
James Maloney
Prison Dentist
Ken Mayer
Drunk at Party
William Mims
Sucker at Card Game
Joe Ploski
Courtroom Spectator
Herman Rudin
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Evelyn Scott
Personal effects clerk
Dan Sheridan
Police broadcaster
Bill Stout
Himself - TV Newsman
Hal Taggart
Juror
Than Wyenn
San Francisico hood
Director
Writer
Nelson Gidding
Don Mankiewicz
Ed Montgomery
Barbara Graham
Producer
Original Music
Editor
William Hornbeck
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Casting Director
Lynn Stalmaster
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Set Decorator
Victor A. Gangelin
Ted Haworth
Makeup Department
Emmy Eckhardt
hair stylist
Jack Stone
makeup artist
Thomas Tuttle
makeup artist
Lillian Ugrin
hair stylist
Production Manager
Forrest E. Johnston
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
George Vieira
assistant director
Sound Department
Fred Lau
sound recordist
Camera and Electrical Department
Lionel Lindon
photographer
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Angela Alexander
costumer
Wesley Jeffries
costumer
Music Department
Other Crew
Ed Montgomery
presenter
Stanley Scheuer
script supervisor
Production Company
Figaro
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Distributor
United Artists
ClassicLine
CBS Television
MGM Home Entertainment
MGM Home Entertainment
MGM/UA Home Entertainment
MGM-International Dist.
Warner Home Vídeo
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