I'm Still Alive (film)
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Directed by | Irving Reis |
Screenplay by | Edmund H. North |
Story by | Edmund H. North |
Produced by | Frederic Ullman Jr. |
Starring | Kent Taylor Linda Hayes Howard Da Silva Ralph Morgan Don Dillaway |
Cinematography | J. Roy Hunt |
Edited by | Theron Warth |
Music by | Roy Webb |
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Distributed by | RKO Pictures |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
I'm Still Alive is a 1940 American drama film directed by Irving Reis and written by Edmund H. North. The film stars Kent Taylor, Linda Hayes, Howard Da Silva, Ralph Morgan and Don Dillaway. The film was released on September 20, 1940, by RKO Pictures.[1][2]
Plot
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- The plot was based on, the well-known, at the time, marriage of Hollywood starlet Helen Twelvetrees and stuntman Jack Woody.
A spat on a Hollywood set between stuntman Steve Bennett and actress Laura Marley leads to the two of them falling in love and being married. Steve's work is dangerous and Laura persuades him to quit, but he has difficulty finding a different occupation.
When youthful former colleague Tommy Briggs has a complicated stunt to do, Steve volunteers to take his place, then after being rejected by producer Walter Blake is devastated when Tommy is killed. Steve leaves to become a barnstorming pilot. Blake schemes to lure Steve back for Laura's sake by inventing a romance between her and stuntman Red Garvey. When he returns, Steve ends up involved in yet another life-threatening stunt. He barely survives, but Laura is happy to have him back.
Cast
[edit]- Kent Taylor as Steve Bennett
- Linda Hayes as Laura Marley
- Howard Da Silva as Red Garvey
- Ralph Morgan as Producer Walter Blake
- Don Dillaway as Tommy Briggs
- Clay Clement as Roger
- Fred Niblo as Fred
- Skippy as Skippy
References
[edit]- ^ "I'm Still Alive (1940) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ "I'm Still Alive Trailer, Reviews and Schedule for I'm Still Alive - TVGuide.com". TV Guide. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
External links
[edit]- https://www.loc.gov/item/jots.200158984
- http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/79023/I-m-Still-Alive/
- https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/im_still_alive
- https://www.allmovie.com/movie/im-still-alive-vm454578
- https://www.avclub.com/film/reviews/i-m-still-alive-1940
- I'm Still Alive at IMDb
- 1940 films
- 1940 romantic drama films
- American romantic drama films
- American black-and-white films
- 1940s English-language films
- Films scored by Roy Webb
- Films about stunt performers
- Films directed by Irving Reis
- RKO Pictures films
- 1940s American films
- English-language romantic drama films
- 1940s drama film stubs
- 1940s American film stubs