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You Only Live Once

You Only Live Once

Release: 1937-01-23 ·Runtime: 86m ·★ 7.1
Crime Drama Romance

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.

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Walter Wanger Productions
United Artists

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Barton MacLane Barton MacLane as Stephen Whitney William Gargan William Gargan as Father Dolan Charles 'Chic' Sale Charles 'Chic' Sale as Ethan Jonathan Hale Jonathan Hale as District Attorney (uncredited) James Flavin James Flavin as State Trooper (uncredited) Jack Cheatham Jack Cheatham as Prison Hospital Guard (uncredited) Al Hill Al Hill as Attendant in Second Gas Station (uncredited) Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams as Rogers Hooper Atchley Hooper Atchley as Teletype Operator (uncredited) Stanley Blystone Stanley Blystone as Rafferty - Guard (uncredited) Frank Mills Frank Mills as Man Telling Eddie of Phone Call (uncredited) Herbert Heywood Herbert Heywood as Brakeman in Diner (uncredited) Lee Phelps Lee Phelps as Corridor Guard (uncredited) Charles C. Wilson Charles C. Wilson as Police Inspector (uncredited) Harry Cording Harry Cording as Guard (uncredited) Sylvia Sidney Sylvia Sidney as Joan Graham Jerome Cowan Jerome Cowan as Dr. Hill Edgar Dearing Edgar Dearing as State Trooper Firing Machine Gun (uncredited) Stanley Price Stanley Price as Sparks - Man in Diner (uncredited) Henry Fonda Henry Fonda as Eddie Taylor John Wray John Wray as Warden Wheeler Jean Dixon Jean Dixon as Bonnie Graham Warren Hymer Warren Hymer as Buggsy Amzie Strickland Amzie Strickland as Young Woman (uncredited) Dick Elliott Dick Elliott as Newspaper Editor (uncredited) E. Alyn Warren E. Alyn Warren as Prison Chef (uncredited) Harry Wilson Harry Wilson as Convict Watching Baseball Game (uncredited) Al Bridge Al Bridge as Guard (uncredited) Jack Carson Jack Carson as Attendant in First Gas Station Lillian West Lillian West as Mother (uncredited) Franklyn Farnum Franklyn Farnum as Plainclothesman (uncredited) James Pierce James Pierce as Guard (uncredited) Frank Hagney Frank Hagney as Plainclothesman (uncredited) Lon Poff Lon Poff as Halsey (uncredited) Margaret Hamilton Margaret Hamilton as Hester Ethan Laidlaw Ethan Laidlaw as Tommy, a Prison Guard (uncredited) Wade Boteler Wade Boteler as Pat - Policeman with Package (uncredited) David Clyde David Clyde as Fireman (uncredited) Don Brodie Don Brodie as Compositor (uncredited) William Pawley William Pawley as Mr. Williams (uncredited) Mickey Rentschler Mickey Rentschler as Ten-Year-Old Boy (uncredited) Ward Bond Ward Bond as Casey - Guard (uncredited) George Burton George Burton as Convict Waiter (uncredited) Kathrin Clare Ward Kathrin Clare Ward as Blonde Cook in Diner (uncredited)