You Only Live Once

Fritz Lang
1937-01-23

A terrifying drama of love and murder!
7.1
86 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Sylvia Sidney Joan Graham Unowned
Henry Fonda Eddie Taylor Unowned
Barton MacLane Stephen Whitney Unowned
Jean Dixon Bonnie Graham Unowned
William Gargan Father Dolan Unowned
Jerome Cowan Dr. Hill Unowned
Charles 'Chic' Sale Ethan Unowned
Margaret Hamilton Hester Unowned
Warren Hymer Buggsy Unowned
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Rogers Unowned
John Wray Warden Wheeler Unowned
Walter De Palma Monk Mendall (uncredited) Unowned
Ward Bond Casey - Guard (uncredited) Unowned
Jack Carson Attendant in First Gas Station Unowned
Shirley Coates Ethel (uncredited) Unowned
Dick Elliott Newspaper Editor (uncredited) Unowned
Jonathan Hale District Attorney (uncredited) Unowned
Ethan Laidlaw Tommy, a Prison Guard (uncredited) Unowned
Franklyn Farnum Plainclothesman (uncredited) Unowned
James Flavin State Trooper (uncredited) Unowned
Chuck Hamilton Armored Car Guard Unloading Money (uncredited) Unowned
Earl Askam Corridor Guard (uncredited) Unowned
Hooper Atchley Teletype Operator (uncredited) Unowned
Stanley Blystone Rafferty - Guard (uncredited) Unowned
Wade Boteler Pat - Policeman with Package (uncredited) Unowned
Al Bridge Guard (uncredited) Unowned
Don Brodie Compositor (uncredited) Unowned
Raymond Brown Engineer (uncredited) Unowned
George Burton Convict Waiter (uncredited) Unowned
Jack Cheatham Prison Hospital Guard (uncredited) Unowned
Russ Clark Officer (uncredited) Unowned
David Clyde Fireman (uncredited) Unowned
Harry Cording Guard (uncredited) Unowned
Hal Craig Bank Guard (uncredited) Unowned
Edgar Dearing State Trooper Firing Machine Gun (uncredited) Unowned
Mary Anne Durkin Warden's 14-Year-Old Daughter (uncredited) Unowned
Malcolm Graham Warden's Secretary (uncredited) Unowned
Frank Hagney Plainclothesman (uncredited) Unowned
Al K. Hall Man in Auto Court Office (uncredited) Unowned
Ben Hall Messenger with Package (uncredited) Unowned
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian Williams' Assistant (uncredited) Unowned
Jack Herrick Convict Watching Baseball Game (uncredited) Unowned
Herbert Heywood Brakeman in Diner (uncredited) Unowned
Al Hill Attendant in Second Gas Station (uncredited) Unowned
Stanley King Convict (uncredited) Unowned
Stanley Mack Male Nurse (uncredited) Unowned
Wally Maher Attendant in Second Gas Station (uncredited) Unowned
Frank Mills Man Telling Eddie of Phone Call (uncredited) Unowned
Ted Oliver State Trooper (uncredited) Unowned
William Pawley Mr. Williams (uncredited) Unowned
Lee Phelps Corridor Guard (uncredited) Unowned
James Pierce Guard (uncredited) Unowned
Lon Poff Halsey (uncredited) Unowned
Stanley Price Sparks - Man in Diner (uncredited) Unowned
Mickey Rentschler Ten-Year-Old Boy (uncredited) Unowned
William Ruhl Guard (uncredited) Unowned
Allen D. Sewall Chess-Playing Convict (uncredited) Unowned
Robert St. Angelo Corridor Guard (uncredited) Unowned
Amzie Strickland Young Woman (uncredited) Unowned
Henry Taylor Kozderonas - Apple Vendor (uncredited) Unowned
Monte Vandergrift Traffic Policeman (uncredited) Unowned
Max Wagner Dan - Corridor Guard (uncredited) Unowned
Kathrin Clare Ward Blonde Cook in Diner (uncredited) Unowned
E. Alyn Warren Prison Chef (uncredited) Unowned
Lillian West Mother (uncredited) Unowned
Charles C. Wilson Police Inspector (uncredited) Unowned
Harry Wilson Convict Watching Baseball Game (uncredited) Unowned