Brazen perpetual offender Barbara Graham tries to go straight but she finds herself implicated in a murder and sent to death row.
Not for warmth, comfort or laughs.
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Susan HaywardBarbara Graham
Simon OaklandEdward S. 'Ed' Montgomery
Virginia VincentPeg
Theodore BikelCarl G.G. Palmberg
Wesley LauHenry L. Graham
Philip CoolidgeEmmett Perkins
Lou KrugmanJohn R. 'Jack' Santo
James PhilbrookBruce King
Bartlett RobinsonDistrict Attorney Milton
Gage ClarkeAttorney Richard G. Tibrow
Joe De SantisAl Matthews
John MarleyFather Devers
Raymond BaileySan Quentin Warden
Gertrude FlynnSan Quentin Matron
Russell ThorsonSan Quentin Sgt.
Dabbs GreerSan Quentin Capt.
Stafford ReppPolice Sgt.
Gavin MacLeodPolice Lt.
Alice BackesBarbara, San Quentin Nurse
Wendell HolmesDetective
Gerry MulliganJazz Combo Member
Shelly ManneJazz Combo Member
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GoodWatch score 71November 18, 1958 · 2 h 0 min · NR
Smoking Is Cool, Paparazzi, The Stool Pigeon +9
4 questions, like "Where can I stream I Want to Live!?"
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In the United States, I Want to Live! streams on Prime, YouTube TV, ScreenPix, and ScreenPix Amazon Channel , and it is free with ads on Tubi TV. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 6 other countries.
Yes, it's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 84 (IMDb 7.5 and Rotten Tomatoes 94%). Critics rate it higher (94 out of 100) than audiences (79).
Probably not: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for bleakness and 8 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.
TV Tropes lists 27 tropes for it, including Smoking Is Cool, Paparazzi, and The Stool Pigeon.
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