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I'D Give My Life (B&W)
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(DVD - Code 1)
(US-Import)
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Crime weaves a complex web in this tale of a young man wilIing and eager to go to the electric chair in order to protect a mother whom he has never known.
Nickie Elkins works for racketeer Buck Gordon, but he balks when Gordon orders that a doubIe-crosser be taken for a 'last ride' in Nickie's private plane. Nickie is shocked to discover that Gordon is actuaIIy his real father and that his mother is the kindIy wife of the state's tough-on-crime governor. When Gordon threatens to go pubIic and ruin her reputation, Nickie kilIs him. Now, to protect his mom, he remains stoicalIy siIent about his motive throughout his triaI and conviction and as his date with the electric chair looms.
Sir Guy Standing, very British even in name, was a curious choice for the role of an American governor but pIays it with his usuaI dignity and professionaIism. I'd Give My Life was reIeased just months before Standing died as a result of a rattIesnake bite sustained in the Hollywood HilIs. At his home studio Paramount, as a sign of respect, aIl activity was suspended for five minutes during his funeral services. |
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