You Only Live Once
“A terrifying drama of love and murder!”
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
68 people
Sylvia Sidney
Joan Graham
Known for
Beetlejuice
Sabotage
Guinn Williams
Rogers
Henry Fonda
Eddie Taylor
Known for
Once Upon a Time in the West
The Grapes of Wrath
Barton MacLane
Stephen Whitney
Known for
I Dream of Jeannie
The Maltese Falcon
Jean Dixon
Bonnie Graham
Known for
My Man Godfrey
Holiday
William Gargan
Father Dolan
Known for
The Bells of St. Mary's
I Wake Up Screaming
Jerome Cowan
Dr. Hill
Known for
The Maltese Falcon
Miracle on 34th Street
Charles 'Chic' Sale
Ethan
Known for
Treasure Island
Margaret Hamilton
Hester
Known for
The Wizard of Oz
13 Ghosts
Warren Hymer
Buggsy
Known for
Destry Rides Again
Meet John Doe
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
Rogers
Known for
City Girl
A Star Is Born
John Wray
Warden Wheeler
Known for
All Quiet on the Western Front
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Fritz Lang Director · C. Graham Baker Screenplay Gene Towne Screenplay
Worldwide gross $590K · United States release January 23, 1937 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$589,503
Production
Walter Wanger Productions
Production
United Artists
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 23, 1937
Limited theatrical · Dallas, Texas
United States
January 28, 1937 · Limited theatrical · Kansas City, Kansas
January 29, 1937 · Theatrical
Denmark
August 24, 1937 · Theatrical
Italy
September 9, 1938 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
June 3, 1937 · Theatrical
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