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The Life You Save May Be Your Own

Plot: 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
Release Date: Friday, March 1 1957
68 years ago
Genres: Drama
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Cast

Portrait of Gene KellyGene Kelly. Gene Kelly was 44 in The Life You Save May Be Your Own as 'Tom T. Triplett'.
Birthday: Fri, Aug 23 1912 –
Died: Fri, Feb 02 1996
Portrait of Agnes MooreheadAgnes Moorehead. Agnes Moorehead was 56 in The Life You Save May Be Your Own as 'Ma Crater'.
Birthday: Thu, Dec 06 1900 –
Died: Tue, Apr 30 1974
Portrait of Janice RuleJanice Rule. Janice Rule was 25 in The Life You Save May Be Your Own as 'Lucy Nell Crater'.
Birthday: Sat, Aug 15 1931 –
Died: Fri, Oct 17 2003

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