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You Only Live Once

A terrifying drama of love and murder!

  • Movie
  • 1937
  • NR
  • 1h 26m

Directed by Fritz Lang

7.1

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7.1 out of 10 from 198 votes

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Overview

Based partially on the story of Bonnie and Clyde, Eddie Taylor is an ex-convict who cannot get a break after being released from prison. When he is framed for murder, Taylor is forced to flee with his wife Joan Graham and baby. While escaping prison after being sentenced to death, Taylor becomes a real murderer, condemning himself and Joan to a life of crime and death on the road.

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Cast and crew

  • Sylvia Sidney

    Sylvia SidneyJoan Graham

  • Henry Fonda

    Henry FondaEddie Taylor

  • Barton MacLane

    Barton MacLaneStephen Whitney

  • Jean Dixon

    Jean DixonBonnie Graham

  • William Gargan

    William GarganFather Dolan

  • Jerome Cowan

    Jerome CowanDr. Hill

  • Charles 'Chic' Sale

    Charles 'Chic' SaleEthan

  • Margaret Hamilton

    Margaret HamiltonHester

  • Warren Hymer

    Warren HymerBuggsy

  • Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

    Guinn 'Big Boy' WilliamsRogers

  • John Wray

    John WrayWarden Wheeler

  • Walter De PalmaMonk Mendall (uncredited)

  • Ward Bond

    Ward BondCasey - Guard (uncredited)

  • Jack Carson

    Jack CarsonAttendant in First Gas Station

  • Shirley CoatesEthel (uncredited)

  • Dick Elliott

    Dick ElliottNewspaper Editor (uncredited)

  • Jonathan Hale

    Jonathan HaleDistrict Attorney (uncredited)

  • Ethan Laidlaw

    Ethan LaidlawTommy, a Prison Guard (uncredited)

Director
Fritz Lang
Writer
Gene Towne and C. Graham Baker
Music
Alfred Newman and Raffaello Penso
Cinematography
Leon Shamroy