The number of 'youth gone wild' movies increased dramatically during the 1950s, as apparently American society was concerned about the rise in leather-clad teens and the like. Because of this, "Live Fast, Die Young" is just one of many such films, though it focuses more on a girl gone wild.
Jill (Norma Eberhardt) is a trashy, nasty, rebellious teen when the film begins...plus she thinks she knows everything. So she quits school, tells her no-good father to get lost and she heads to the big city to make her fortune. Once there, she becomes a 'B-girl'...a lady who hangs out in bars...encouraging men to drink more and robbing them at every opportunity. But the thrills of rolling drunks gets old very fast and soon she ingratiates herself on a gang leader (Mike Connors) and helps him plan a seemingly fool-proof robbery. Much of the time, her bland as skim milk sister is hanging about, though she seems to have absolutely no idea why she's there or what to do...a major weakness in the story.
This is a good 'bad' film. It's trashy and sensational and never tries to be an artistic triumph. Instead, it's just a silly, albeit reasonably well made, exploitation film.
