You Only Live Once

You Only Live Once

19371hr 26min
critics rating 100%100%
audience rating 77%77%

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.

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Cast

Jack Carson

Attendant in First Gas Station

Jack Carson

Frank Mills

Man Telling Eddie of Phone Call (uncredited)

Frank Mills

Al Hill

Attendant in Second Gas Station (uncredited)

Al Hill

Harry Wilson

Convict Watching Baseball Game (uncredited)

Harry Wilson

Max Wagner

Dan - Corridor Guard (uncredited)

Max Wagner

Stanley Blystone

Rafferty - Guard (uncredited)

Stanley Blystone

Jean Dixon

Bonnie Graham

Jean Dixon

Edgar Dearing

State Trooper Firing Machine Gun (uncredited)

Edgar Dearing

Harry Cording

Guard (uncredited)

Harry Cording

Jack Cheatham

Prison Hospital Guard (uncredited)

Jack Cheatham

Charles C. Wilson

Police Inspector (uncredited)

Charles C. Wilson

Stanley Price

Sparks - Man in Diner (uncredited)

Stanley Price

Charles 'Chic' Sale

Chuck Hamilton

Armored Car Guard Unloading Money (uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton

William Pawley

Mr. Williams (uncredited)

William Pawley

Barton MacLane

Stephen Whitney

Barton MacLane

Monte Vandergrift

Traffic Policeman (uncredited)

Monte Vandergrift

E. Alyn Warren

Prison Chef (uncredited)

E. Alyn Warren

Allen D. Sewall

Chess-Playing Convict (uncredited)

Allen D. Sewall

Ted Oliver

State Trooper (uncredited)

Ted Oliver

Hooper Atchley

Teletype Operator (uncredited)

Hooper Atchley

Hal Craig

Bank Guard (uncredited)

Hal Craig

Jonathan Hale

District Attorney (uncredited)

Jonathan Hale

Lee Phelps

Corridor Guard (uncredited)

Lee Phelps

Amzie Strickland

Young Woman (uncredited)

Amzie Strickland

Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian

Williams' Assistant (uncredited)

Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian

Raymond Brown

Engineer (uncredited)

Raymond Brown

James Flavin

State Trooper (uncredited)

James Flavin

Stanley Mack

Male Nurse (uncredited)

Stanley Mack

Sylvia Sidney

Joan Graham

Sylvia Sidney

Warren Hymer

James Pierce

Guard (uncredited)

James Pierce

Ben Hall

Messenger with Package (uncredited)

Ben Hall

Jerome Cowan

Dr. Hill

Jerome Cowan

William Gargan

Father Dolan

William Gargan

Franklyn Farnum

Plainclothesman (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum

Mickey Rentschler

Ten-Year-Old Boy (uncredited)

Mickey Rentschler

Henry Fonda

Eddie Taylor

Henry Fonda

Ward Bond

Casey - Guard (uncredited)

Ward Bond

Herbert Heywood

Brakeman in Diner (uncredited)

Herbert Heywood

Margaret Hamilton

John Wray

Warden Wheeler

John Wray

Don Brodie

Compositor (uncredited)

Don Brodie

Wade Boteler

Pat - Policeman with Package (uncredited)

Wade Boteler

David Clyde

Fireman (uncredited)

David Clyde

Shirley Coates

Ethel (uncredited)

Shirley Coates

Earl Askam

Corridor Guard (uncredited)

Earl Askam

Lon Poff

Halsey (uncredited)

Lon Poff

Wally Maher

Attendant in Second Gas Station (uncredited)

Wally Maher

Ethan Laidlaw

Tommy, a Prison Guard (uncredited)

Ethan Laidlaw

Robert St. Angelo

Corridor Guard (uncredited)

Robert St. Angelo

William Ruhl

Guard (uncredited)

William Ruhl

Lillian West

Mother (uncredited)

Lillian West

Russ Clark

Officer (uncredited)

Russ Clark

Henry Taylor

Kozderonas - Apple Vendor (uncredited)

Henry Taylor

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Al Bridge

Guard (uncredited)

Al Bridge

Frank Hagney

Plainclothesman (uncredited)

Frank Hagney

Dick Elliott

Newspaper Editor (uncredited)

Dick Elliott

George Burton

Convict Waiter (uncredited)

George Burton

Kathrin Clare Ward

Blonde Cook in Diner (uncredited)

Kathrin Clare Ward

Al K. Hall

Man in Auto Court Office (uncredited)

Al K. Hall

Jack Herrick

Convict Watching Baseball Game (uncredited)

Jack Herrick

Malcolm Graham

Warden's Secretary (uncredited)

Malcolm Graham

Mary Anne Durkin

Warden's 14-Year-Old Daughter (uncredited)

Mary Anne Durkin

Walter De Palma

Monk Mendall (uncredited)

Walter De Palma

Stanley King

Convict (uncredited)

Stanley King