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You Only Live Once  (1937)
A terrifying drama of love and murder!


7.1|23 Jan, 1937|86 min
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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.
Language

English 


Budget$575
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Keywords
based on true story
film noir
ex-con
wrongful conviction
on the lam

Casts

Sylvia Sidney
Sylvia Sidney
Joan Graham
Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda
Eddie Taylor
Barton MacLane
Barton MacLane
Stephen Whitney
Jean Dixon
Jean Dixon
Bonnie Graham
William Gargan
William Gargan
Father Dolan
Jerome Cowan
Jerome Cowan
Dr. Hill
Charles 'Chic' Sale
Charles 'Chic' Sale
Ethan
Margaret Hamilton
Margaret Hamilton
Hester
Warren Hymer
Warren Hymer
Buggsy
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
Rogers
John Wray
John Wray
Warden Wheeler
Walter De Palma
Monk Mendall (uncredited)
Ward Bond
Ward Bond
Casey - Guard (uncredited)
Jack Carson
Jack Carson
Attendant in First Gas Station
Shirley Coates
Ethel (uncredited)
Dick Elliott
Dick Elliott
Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
Jonathan Hale
Jonathan Hale
District Attorney (uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw
Ethan Laidlaw
Tommy, a Prison Guard (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Franklyn Farnum
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
James Flavin
James Flavin
State Trooper (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Armored Car Guard Unloading Money (uncredited)
Earl Askam
Corridor Guard (uncredited)
Hooper Atchley
Hooper Atchley
Teletype Operator (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone
Stanley Blystone
Rafferty - Guard (uncredited)
Wade Boteler
Wade Boteler
Pat - Policeman with Package (uncredited)
Al Bridge
Al Bridge
Guard (uncredited)
Don Brodie
Don Brodie
Compositor (uncredited)
Raymond Brown
Engineer (uncredited)
George Burton
George Burton
Convict Waiter (uncredited)
Jack Cheatham
Jack Cheatham
Prison Hospital Guard (uncredited)
Russ Clark
Officer (uncredited)
David Clyde
David Clyde
Fireman (uncredited)
Harry Cording
Harry Cording
Guard (uncredited)
Hal Craig
Bank Guard (uncredited)
Edgar Dearing
Edgar Dearing
State Trooper Firing Machine Gun (uncredited)
Mary Anne Durkin
Warden's 14-Year-Old Daughter (uncredited)
Malcolm Graham
Warden's Secretary (uncredited)
Frank Hagney
Frank Hagney
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Al K. Hall
Man in Auto Court Office (uncredited)
Ben Hall
Messenger with Package (uncredited)
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian
Williams' Assistant (uncredited)
Jack Herrick
Convict Watching Baseball Game (uncredited)
Herbert Heywood
Herbert Heywood
Brakeman in Diner (uncredited)
Al Hill
Al Hill
Attendant in Second Gas Station (uncredited)
Stanley King
Convict (uncredited)
Stanley Mack
Male Nurse (uncredited)
Wally Maher
Attendant in Second Gas Station (uncredited)
Frank Mills
Frank Mills
Man Telling Eddie of Phone Call (uncredited)
Ted Oliver
State Trooper (uncredited)
William Pawley
William Pawley
Mr. Williams (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Lee Phelps
Corridor Guard (uncredited)
James Pierce
James Pierce
Guard (uncredited)
Lon Poff
Lon Poff
Halsey (uncredited)
Stanley Price
Stanley Price
Sparks - Man in Diner (uncredited)
Mickey Rentschler
Mickey Rentschler
Ten-Year-Old Boy (uncredited)
William Ruhl
Guard (uncredited)
Allen D. Sewall
Chess-Playing Convict (uncredited)
Robert St. Angelo
Corridor Guard (uncredited)
Amzie Strickland
Amzie Strickland
Young Woman (uncredited)
Henry Taylor
Kozderonas - Apple Vendor (uncredited)
Monte Vandergrift
Traffic Policeman (uncredited)
Max Wagner
Dan - Corridor Guard (uncredited)
Kathrin Clare Ward
Kathrin Clare Ward
Blonde Cook in Diner (uncredited)
E. Alyn Warren
E. Alyn Warren
Prison Chef (uncredited)
Lillian West
Lillian West
Mother (uncredited)
Charles C. Wilson
Charles C. Wilson
Police Inspector (uncredited)
Harry Wilson
Harry Wilson
Convict Watching Baseball Game (uncredited)

Crews

Frank Maher
Sound
Alfred Newman
Alfred Newman
Music Director
Frank Hagney
Frank Hagney
Stunts
Fritz Lang
Fritz Lang
Director
Gene Towne
Screenplay
C. Graham Baker
Screenplay
Walter Wanger
Executive Producer
Alfred Newman
Alfred Newman
Original Music Composer
Leon Shamroy
Leon Shamroy
Director of Photography
Daniel Mandell
Daniel Mandell
Editor
Alexander Toluboff
Art Direction
Helen Taylor
Costume Design
Chuck Hamilton
Stunts
Burnett Guffey
Assistant Camera
Hugo Friedhofer
Hugo Friedhofer
Additional Music
Raffaello Penso
Music
Walter Wanger
Presenter
Hazel Adams
Stand In
Vance Griffith
Stand In
Joe Kenny
Stand In
Robert Mitchell
Stand In
Isabelle Sheridan
Isabelle Sheridan
Stand In
Frank Maher
Sound Designer
Robert Lee
Assistant Director

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