You Only Live Once

You Only Live Once (1937)

A terrifying drama of love and murder!

  • Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
  • Release Date: 1937-01-23
  • User Rating: 7.1/10 from 172 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 26min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Walter Wanger Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Fritz Lang
star 7.1/10
From 172 Ratings

Summary

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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  • 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)

  • Ward Bond

    as Casey - Guard (uncredited)

  • Jack Carson

    as Attendant in First Gas Station

  • Shirley Coates

    as Ethel (uncredited)

  • Dick Elliott

    as Newspaper Editor (uncredited)

  • Jonathan Hale

    as District Attorney (uncredited)

  • Ethan Laidlaw

    as Tommy, a Prison Guard (uncredited)

  • Franklyn Farnum

    as Plainclothesman (uncredited)

  • James Flavin

    as State Trooper (uncredited)

  • Chuck Hamilton

    as Armored Car Guard Unloading Money (uncredited)

  • Earl Askam

    as Corridor Guard (uncredited)

  • Hooper Atchley

    as Teletype Operator (uncredited)

  • Stanley Blystone

    as Rafferty - Guard (uncredited)

  • Wade Boteler

    as Pat - Policeman with Package (uncredited)

  • Al Bridge

    as Guard (uncredited)

  • Don Brodie

    as Compositor (uncredited)

  • Raymond Brown

    as Engineer (uncredited)

  • George Burton

    as Convict Waiter (uncredited)

  • Jack Cheatham

    as Prison Hospital Guard (uncredited)

  • Russ Clark

    as Officer (uncredited)

  • David Clyde

    as Fireman (uncredited)

  • Harry Cording

    as Guard (uncredited)

  • Hal Craig

    as Bank Guard (uncredited)

  • Edgar Dearing

    as State Trooper Firing Machine Gun (uncredited)

  • Mary Anne Durkin

    as Warden's 14-Year-Old Daughter (uncredited)

  • Malcolm Graham

    as Warden's Secretary (uncredited)

  • Frank Hagney

    as Plainclothesman (uncredited)

  • Al K. Hall

    as Man in Auto Court Office (uncredited)

  • Ben Hall

    as Messenger with Package (uncredited)

  • Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian

    as Williams' Assistant (uncredited)

  • Jack Herrick

    as Convict Watching Baseball Game (uncredited)

  • Herbert Heywood

    as Brakeman in Diner (uncredited)

  • Al Hill

    as Attendant in Second Gas Station (uncredited)

  • Stanley King

    as Convict (uncredited)

  • Stanley Mack

    as Male Nurse (uncredited)

  • Wally Maher

    as Attendant in Second Gas Station (uncredited)

  • Frank Mills

    as Man Telling Eddie of Phone Call (uncredited)

  • Ted Oliver

    as State Trooper (uncredited)

  • William Pawley

    as Mr. Williams (uncredited)

  • Lee Phelps

    as Corridor Guard (uncredited)

  • James Pierce

    as Guard (uncredited)

  • Lon Poff

    as Halsey (uncredited)

  • Stanley Price

    as Sparks - Man in Diner (uncredited)

  • Mickey Rentschler

    as Ten-Year-Old Boy (uncredited)

  • William Ruhl

    as Guard (uncredited)

  • Allen D. Sewall

    as Chess-Playing Convict (uncredited)

  • Robert St. Angelo

    as Corridor Guard (uncredited)

  • Amzie Strickland

    as Young Woman (uncredited)

  • Henry Taylor

    as Kozderonas - Apple Vendor (uncredited)

  • Monte Vandergrift

    as Traffic Policeman (uncredited)

  • Max Wagner

    as Dan - Corridor Guard (uncredited)

  • Kathrin Clare Ward

    as Blonde Cook in Diner (uncredited)

  • E. Alyn Warren

    as Prison Chef (uncredited)

  • Lillian West

    as Mother (uncredited)

  • Charles C. Wilson

    as Police Inspector (uncredited)

  • Harry Wilson

    as Convict Watching Baseball Game (uncredited)
Sound Frank Maher Sound
Sound Alfred Newman Music Director
Crew Frank Hagney Stunts
Directing Fritz Lang Director
Writing Gene Towne Screenplay
Production Walter Wanger Executive Producer
Art Alexander Toluboff Art Direction
Camera Leon Shamroy Director of Photography
Editing Daniel Mandell Editor
Writing C. Graham Baker Screenplay
Crew Chuck Hamilton Stunts
Costume & Make-Up Helen Taylor Costume Design
Sound Alfred Newman Original Music Composer
Crew Hazel Adams Stand In
Crew Walter Wanger Presenter
Crew Joe Kenny Stand In
Crew Robert Mitchell Stand In
Camera Burnett Guffey Assistant Camera
Crew Hugo Friedhofer Additional Music
Crew Isabelle Sheridan Stand In
Crew Vance Griffith Stand In
Sound Raffaello Penso Music
Sound Frank Maher Sound Designer
Directing Robert Lee Assistant Director

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