Based on true events that led to a sensationalized sentence, I WANT TO LIVE! ('58) stars Susan Hayward as the accused Barbara Graham, and follows her alleged murder of wealthy widow Mabel Monahan. See it tonight with Eddie Muller and Investigation Discovery's Paula Zahn at 8pm ET. | Turner Classic Movies: TCM

Remembering Susan Hayward in her Best Actress Oscar. I Want to Live! 1958 🎥 Is a 1958 American biographical film noir directed by Robert Wise, and starring Susan Hayward, Simon Oakland, Virginia Vincent, and Theodore Bikel. It follows the life of Barbara Graham, a prostitute and habitual criminal who is convicted of murder and faces capital punishment. The screenplay, written by Nelson Gidding and Don Mankiewicz, was adapted from personal letters written by Graham, in addition to newspaper arti

I Want to Live! is a 1958 American biographical film noir directed by Robert Wise and starring Susan Hayward, Simon Oakland, Virginia Vincent and Theodore Bikel. It follows the life of Barbara Graham, a prostitute and habitual criminal who is convicted of murder and faces capital punishment. The screenplay, written by Nelson Gidding and Don Mankiewicz, was adapted from personal letters written by Graham in addition to newspaper articles written by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ed Montgomery.