You Only Live Once

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You Only Live Once
Directed by	Fritz Lang
Produced by	Walter Wanger
Written by	C. Graham Baker Gene Towne
Starring	Sylvia Sidney Henry Fonda
Music by	Alfred Newman
Cinematography	Leon Shamroy
Editing by	Dan Mandell
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date(s)	January 29, 1937
Running time	86 min.
Language	English
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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 version of the film due to its then unprecedented realistic violence. Despite the absence of such scenes, the film was initially successful and is an early film noir classic.

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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

[edit] External links

• You Only Live Once at the Internet Movie Database

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