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  • You Only Live Once (1937)
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    86 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
You Only Live Once (1937)
Passed
86 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

The public defender's secretary and an ex-convict get married and try to make a life together, but a series of disasters sends their lives spiraling out of control.
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Director
Writers
Gene Towne (screenplay) | C. Graham Baker (screenplay) (as Graham Baker)
Cinematographer
Leon Shamroy (photographed by)
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Release date
Jan 29, 1937 (United States)

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Cast

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