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You Only Live Once (1937)

A terrifying drama of love and murder!

TMDB user score 7.1/10
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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

  • 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)