The Good Die Young (1954): Cast & Plot
The Good Die Young is a 1954 crime thriller directed by Lewis Gilbert, starring Stanley Baker as Mike Morgan, Rène Ray and Joan Collins. It runs 1 hour 40 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 40m (100 min)
- Director
- Lewis Gilbert
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Romulus Films
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Good Die Young About?
The premise of The Good Die Young without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A reckless, amoral playboy manipulates three down‑on‑their‑luck men into hijacking a mail van. The heist is charged with two deadly weapons—burning lips and hot lead—turning what should be a simple robbery into a chaotic, violent disaster that quickly spirals out of control.
The Good Die Young Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- allied airman
- professional boxer
- hundred thousand pound loot
- greater london police
- mail robbery
- american abroad
- war bride
- husband wife relationship
- hypochondriac woman
- domineering mother
- manipulating woman
- pregnant wife
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- airport
- pan american airlines
- brother sister relationship
- one last fight
- boxing match
- bare chested male fighting
- broken hand
- man with a physical disability
- rich wife
- kept husband
- life savings
- dysfunctional marriage
- adulterous wife
- caught in the act
- buried loot
- churchyard
- crypt
- good die young
- dividing the spoils
- bad check
- begging for money
- hand amputation
- gangrene
- phone booth
- mail truck
- repeated scene
- american husband british wife
- broken marriage
- reference to kenya
- boeing 377 stratocruiser
- co written by director
- heist crime
- philandering husband
- in medias res
- told in flashback
- revolver
- domestic drama
- korean war veteran
The Good Die Young Cast & Characters
Stanley Baker leads the cast as Mike Morgan, with Rène Ray as Angela Morgan and Joan Collins as Mary Halsey. Directed by Lewis Gilbert; 40 actors are credited in all.
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Director Lewis Gilbert
- Stanley Baker as Mike Morgan
- Rène Ray as Angela Morgan
- Joan Collins as Mary Halsey
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John Ireland as Eddie Blaine
Also Starring in The Good Die Young
· 36 more- Gloria Grahame Denise Blaine
- Robert Morley Sir Francis Ravenscourt
- Richard Basehart Joe Halsey
- Laurence Harvey Miles 'Rave' Ravenscourt
- Marianne Stone Molly
- Edward Judd Simpson, Young Boxer
- Leslie Dwyer Stookey
- Philip Ray Promoter
- Susan Shaw Doris, Girl in the Pub
- Lee Patterson Tod Maslin
- George Rose Bunny
- Sandra Dorne Pretty Girl
- Margaret Leighton Eve Ravenscourt
- Patricia Owens Winnie
- Freda Jackson Mrs. Freeman
- Walter Hudd Dr. Reed
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- Hyma Beckley Man at Airport
- MacDonald Parke Mr. Carruthers
- Robert Brooks Turner Pub Customer Wearing Hat
- Harold Siddons Hospital Doctor
- James Kenney Dave, Angela's Brother
- Thomas Gallagher Burns
- Alexander Davion Young Man
- Hugh Moxey Doctor at Baths
- George Spence Spectator
- Anthony Lang Spectator
- Fred Stroud Bar Patron
- Joan Heal Woman
- Patricia McCarron Carole
- Alf Hinds Milton
- Joe Bloom Referee
- Zena Barry Air Hostess
- Patsy Hagate Themselves
- Stella Hamilton Young Woman
- Sheila McCormack Air Hostess
- John McRae Policeman
The Good Die Young Plot Summary
What happens in The Good Die Young from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 11 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 1-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In a taut postwar crime thriller, four men converge on a midnight heist that promises quick cash but spirals into ruthless betrayal. Mike, an injured ex-boxer, is penniless after his wife Angela hands over their life savings to her criminal brother. At the same time, Joe has just lost his clerical job in the USA as he fights to reclaim Mary, his pregnant English wife who struggles with her clingy, unstable mother. Eddie deserts the US Air Force to win back Denise, his actress wife who has been unfaithful. And Rave, a war veteran turned womaniser and gambler, mooches off his rich wife Eve, who dreams of taking him away to Kenya.
Full summary
The whole story of The Good Die Young, scene by scene
The Good Die Young Videos
2 videos: 2 clips.
- Clip The Good Die Young (1954) clip - on BFI Blu-ray from 20 July | BFI
Cars in The Good Die Young
11 cars on screen, including the 1951 Jaguar Mk.VII and the 1951 Leyland Titan PD2.
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1951 Jaguar Mk.VII Main role -
1951 Leyland Titan PD2 Minor role -
1948 Morris-Commercial LC3 Minor role -
1938 Wolseley 18/85 Minor role
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The Good Die Young FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of The Good Die Young, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Good Die Young?
The Good Die Young runs 1 hour 40 minutes (100 minutes).
When was The Good Die Young released?
The Good Die Young was released on March 2, 1954.
Who directed The Good Die Young?
The Good Die Young was directed by Lewis Gilbert.
More films by Lewis Gilbert Who is in the cast of The Good Die Young?
The Good Die Young stars Stanley Baker as Mike Morgan, Rène Ray as Angela Morgan and Joan Collins as Mary Halsey, among 40 credited actors.
Does The Good Die Young have a post-credit scene?
No. The Good Die Young has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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