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You Only Live Once is a 1937 crime drama film starring Sylvia Sidney and Henry Fonda. Considered an early film noir, the film was the second directed by Fritz Lang in America. At least 15 minutes were trimmed from the original 100 minute draft of the film due to the film's then unprecedented realistic violence. Despite the absence of such scenes, the film was initially successful and is an early film noir classic.

Plot

Based partially on the story of Bonnie and Clyde, Eddie Taylor (Henry Fonda) 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 (Sylvia Sidney) and baby. While fleeing the police, Taylor becomes a real murderer, condemning himself and Joan to a life of crime and death on the road.

Cast

Sylvia Sidney
as Joan "Jo" Graham
Henry Fonda
as Eddie Taylor
Barton MacLane
as Stephen Whitney
Jean Dixon as Bonnie Graham
William Gargan
as Father Dolan
Warren Hymer as Muggsy
Charles Sale as Ethan
Margaret Hamilton
as Hester
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams as Rogers
Jerome Cowan
as Dr. Hill

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