Prostitute, party girl, perjurer, bad-check passer, petty criminal. She's all this and more... but is she a murdered? Susan Hayward won 1958's Best Actress Academy Award® for her "sensational, nerve-shattering performance" (Los Angeles Times) in this harrowing, "must-see" (The Motion Picture Guide) tale that will leave you breathless with suspense. Arrested for fatally beating an elderly widow, Barbara Graham (Hayward) at first goads the police, refusing to answer their questions. But when an alleged accomplice turns state's evidence, Graham insists that she's innocent. Condemned by the press and the public, Graham is found guilty of murder and sentenced to die in the gas chamber. But as her execution date nears, Graham desperately attempts to expose the truth and save her life against all odds. Fact from the Vault: In addition to winning the Oscar® for Best Actress, I Want to Live! received Academy Award® nominations for Best Director, Screenplay Adaptation, Cinematography (B&W), Sound, and Editing.
