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You Only Live Once
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Overview

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7.6/10   1,334 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Gene Towne (screenplay) &
C. Graham Baker (screenplay)
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Release Date:
29 January 1937 (USA) more
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Tagline:
He robbed... kidnapped... he murdered... Because of the love of one woman!
Plot:
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. full summary | add synopsis
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Kristen Stewart Suggests People to Be Extreme in Life
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Compelling drama of human destiny more (25 total)

Cast

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Sylvia Sidney ... Joan Graham

Henry Fonda ... Eddie Taylor
Barton MacLane ... Stephen Whitney
Jean Dixon ... Bonnie Graham
William Gargan ... Father Dolan
Jerome Cowan ... Dr. Hill
Charles 'Chic' Sale ... Ethan (as Chic Sale)
Margaret Hamilton ... Hester
Warren Hymer ... Buggsy
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams ... Rogers (misspelled Roger in closing credits) (as Guinn Williams)
John Wray ... Warden Wheeler
Walter De Palma ... Monk Mendall
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Three Time Loser (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
86 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording Sound System)
Certification:
New Zealand:M | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 (1960) | Finland:(Banned) (1937) | USA:Approved (PCA #2944) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review)

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Trivia:
The song "A Thousand Dreams of You" was probably played as background music, since the published sheet music cover showed pictures of Sylvia Sidney and Henry Fonda. It is known that Fonda recorded the song on 6 November 1936, but his singing does not appear in the film. more
Quotes:
Joan Graham: Anywhere's our home. On the road. Out there on a cold star. Anywhere's our home. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Lost Signal (2007) more
Soundtrack:
A Thousand Dreams of You more

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9 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
Compelling drama of human destiny, 14 December 2001
10/10
Author: (banse@netzero.net) from Deltona, Florida

Director Fritz Lang helms this well mounted drama of a struggling couple. Henry Fonda is a petty crook attempting to reform when he is framed on a murder charge. He eventually breaks out of prison and tries to escape to Canada with his wife (Sylvia Sidney) only fate seems to be against them. A nice blend of drama and romance with Fonda and Sidney most impressive in the starring roles. The fine supporting cast includes William Gargan, Barton MacLane, Margaret Hamilton, and Ward Bond. Unfortunately this gem of 1937 is not available on video and is seldom shown on TV anymore.

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