The Life You Save May Be Your Own (1957)
A Southern Gothic parable (truncated on-screen as “The Life You Save”) that twists the typical story of chivalrous boy-meets-girl romance, it follows a seemingly aimless drifter who inserts himself into the isolated lives of an old spinster and her invalid daughter. Adaptation of the short story by Flannery O’Connor.
Director: Herschel Daugherty
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Gene Kelly as Tom T. Triplett |
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Agnes Moorehead as Ma Crater |
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Janice Rule as Lucy Nell Crater |
| Directing | Herschel Daugherty | Director |
| Production | Frank P. Rosenberg | Producer |
| Writing | Nelson Gidding | Writer |
| Crew | John L. Russell | Cinematography |
| Editing | Michael R. McAdam | Editor |