About the film
based on true story film noir ex-con wrongful conviction on the lam
You Only Live Once
Release Date: January 23, 1937
| Year | : | 1937 |
| Slogan | : | «A terrifying drama of love and murder!» |
| Genres | : | Crime, Drama, Romance |
| Production Companies | : | Walter Wanger Productions, United Artists |
| Director | : | Fritz Lang |
| Producers | : | Walter Wanger |
| Writers | : | C. Graham Baker, Gene Towne |
| RunTime | : | 86 mins. |
| Budget | : | 575 |
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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Trailer: Original Theatrical Trailer | You're Only Young Once | Warner Archive
Main Actors
Sylvia Sidney
Character : Joan Graham
Henry Fonda
Character : Eddie Taylor
Barton MacLane
Character : Stephen Whitney
Jean Dixon
Character : Bonnie Graham
William Gargan
Character : Father Dolan
Jerome Cowan
Character : Dr. Hill
Charles 'Chic' Sale
Character : Ethan
Margaret Hamilton
Character : Hester
Warren Hymer
Character : Buggsy
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
Character : Rogers
John Wray
Character : Warden Wheeler
Walter De Palma
Character : Monk Mendall (uncredited)
Ward Bond
Character : Casey - Guard (uncredited)
Jack Carson
Character : Attendant in First Gas Station
Shirley Coates
Character : Ethel (uncredited)
Dick Elliott
Character : Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
Jonathan Hale
Character : District Attorney (uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw
Character : Tommy, a Prison Guard (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Character : Plainclothesman (uncredited)
James Flavin
Character : State Trooper (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Character : Armored Car Guard Unloading Money (uncredited)
Earl Askam
Character : Corridor Guard (uncredited)
Hooper Atchley
Character : Teletype Operator (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone
Character : Rafferty - Guard (uncredited)
Wade Boteler
Character : Pat - Policeman with Package (uncredited)
Al Bridge
Character : Guard (uncredited)
Don Brodie
Character : Compositor (uncredited)
Raymond Brown
Character : Engineer (uncredited)
George Burton
Character : Convict Waiter (uncredited)
Jack Cheatham
Character : Prison Hospital Guard (uncredited)
Russ Clark
Character : Officer (uncredited)
David Clyde
Character : Fireman (uncredited)
Harry Cording
Character : Guard (uncredited)
Hal Craig
Character : Bank Guard (uncredited)
Edgar Dearing
Character : State Trooper Firing Machine Gun (uncredited)
Mary Anne Durkin
Character : Warden's 14-Year-Old Daughter (uncredited)
Malcolm Graham
Character : Warden's Secretary (uncredited)
Frank Hagney
Character : Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Al K. Hall
Character : Man in Auto Court Office (uncredited)
Ben Hall
Character : Messenger with Package (uncredited)
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian
Character : Williams' Assistant (uncredited)
Jack Herrick
Character : Convict Watching Baseball Game (uncredited)
Herbert Heywood
Character : Brakeman in Diner (uncredited)
Al Hill
Character : Attendant in Second Gas Station (uncredited)
Stanley King
Character : Convict (uncredited)
Stanley Mack
Character : Male Nurse (uncredited)
Wally Maher
Character : Attendant in Second Gas Station (uncredited)
Frank Mills
Character : Man Telling Eddie of Phone Call (uncredited)
Ted Oliver
Character : State Trooper (uncredited)
William Pawley
Character : Mr. Williams (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Character : Corridor Guard (uncredited)
James Pierce
Character : Guard (uncredited)
Lon Poff
Character : Halsey (uncredited)
Stanley Price
Character : Sparks - Man in Diner (uncredited)
Mickey Rentschler
Character : Ten-Year-Old Boy (uncredited)
William Ruhl
Character : Guard (uncredited)
Allen D. Sewall
Character : Chess-Playing Convict (uncredited)
Robert St. Angelo
Character : Corridor Guard (uncredited)
Amzie Strickland
Character : Young Woman (uncredited)
Henry Taylor
Character : Kozderonas - Apple Vendor (uncredited)
Monte Vandergrift
Character : Traffic Policeman (uncredited)
Max Wagner
Character : Dan - Corridor Guard (uncredited)
Kathrin Clare Ward
Character : Blonde Cook in Diner (uncredited)
E. Alyn Warren
Character : Prison Chef (uncredited)
Lillian West
Character : Mother (uncredited)
Charles C. Wilson
Character : Police Inspector (uncredited)
Harry Wilson
Character : Convict Watching Baseball Game (uncredited)
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