I Want to Live!
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Movie Reviews of I Want to Live!
Movie Review: I WANT AN OSCAR!...
Summary: 4 Stars
A memorable film from the 50's based allegedly on the true story of a woman named Barbara Graham who went to the gas chamber for a murder she swore she didn't commit. As played by Susan Hayward (who won an Oscar), Graham is a party girl and sometime thief/prostitute involved with some very shady small time crooks. An old woman is robbed and killed in the process and the crooks let Graham take the rap. Graham is also the mother of a small child---an angle played up in the press as she waves her son's toy tiger at the cameras. What sticks in your mind, though, are the scenes where she's back and forth from her death row cell to the gas chamber as she waits anxiously for a stay from the governor. These scenes are nerve-racking and make me cry when I watch this movie. Hayward is vivid and believable in these scenes as she is throughout the movie. I recommend this film for people who like watching stellar performances in off-beat films. A fine b&w case study of crime, psychodrama and powerful acting. Don't pass this one up.Movie Review: Susan Hayward shines in the role
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a great movie and Susan Hayward is excellent as Barbara Graham. However, I've always had problems with movies that alter or invent situations or change facts to "improve" real stories to suit them. This movie is guilty of that, as are a plethora of others- all with the tag line "based on actual events."
However, there is one additional problem with this movie, and it has to do with the interval between today and the time it was produced. If a viewer is unfamiliar with the original case, it may be somewhat of a mystery why Barbara Graham was originally wanted for the murder. There is almost no exposition to reveal how she may have been involved.
Movie Review: Susan the Great
Summary: 4 Stars
Growing up in a smaller Australian city I spent most of my time at a local
cinema. My favourite actress was Susan Hayward . I never missed one of her movies
So I was so glad to at last get the chance to revisit some of her films on DVD.
I Want to Live still packs quite a punch even after 50 years. A great performance
by a great actress. Would this woman have been convicted today? Has the justice system
improved? . The death scene in the gas chamber is still so strong. Could not imaging
the feelings of the ghouls who clamoured around to watch the execution. And a great
Jazz sounstrack Les
Movie Review: a gift
Summary: 4 Stars
I was looking for this movie for a gift for a dear old friend. We have watched it together many times. I knew I could find it at Amazon and I did. Top notch acting on this one.Movie Review: Just One More...
Summary: 4 Stars
Only one more needed to complete my Susan Hayward, cherished collection..."Backstreet". Love all of my Hayward films, a true grit actress and beautiful to watch.