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The Life You Save May Be Your Own

195726mMovieDrama

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…

DirectorHerschel Daugherty
WriterNelson Gidding
ProducerFrank P. Rosenberg

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Cast · Directed by Herschel Daugherty

GKGene Kelly
Gene Kelly
Tom T. Triplett
AMAgnes Moorehead
Agnes Moorehead
Ma Crater
JRJanice Rule
Janice Rule
Lucy Nell Crater

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The Life You Save May Be Your Own — streaming FAQ

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Is The Life You Save May Be Your Own on Netflix?

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The Life You Save May Be Your Own hasn't started streaming in United Kingdom yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around April 19, 1957. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.