You Only Live Once (1937)
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.
- Released
- 1937-01-23
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Romance
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Fritz Lang, Gene Towne, C. Graham Baker
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 from 198 votes
Cast
- Sylvia Sidney as Joan Graham
- Henry Fonda as Eddie Taylor
- Barton MacLane as Stephen Whitney
- Jean Dixon as Bonnie Graham
- William Gargan as Father Dolan
- Jerome Cowan as Dr. Hill
- Charles 'Chic' Sale as Ethan
- Margaret Hamilton as Hester
- Warren Hymer as Buggsy
- Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams as Rogers
- John Wray as Warden Wheeler
- Walter De Palma as Monk Mendall (uncredited)