I'm Still Alive (film)

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]

I'm Still Alive
Theatrical release poster
Directed byIrving Reis
Screenplay byEdmund H. North
Story byEdmund H. North
Produced byFrederic Ullman Jr.
StarringKent Taylor
Linda Hayes
Howard Da Silva
Ralph Morgan
Don Dillaway
CinematographyJ. Roy Hunt
Edited byTheron Warth
Music byRoy Webb
Production
company
Distributed byRKO Pictures
Release date
  • September 20, 1940 (1940-09-20)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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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.

The plot was based on, what was at the time, the well-known Hollywood marriage of starlet Helen Twelvetrees and stuntman Jack Woody.

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  1. ^ "I'm Still Alive (1940) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  2. ^ "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.

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