You Only Live Once (1937)

1937 · Feature film · 82 min · dir. Fritz Lang

A terrifying drama of love and murder!

• Drama
• Crime
• film noir

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Synopsis

Joan is the secretary to the public defender in a large city. She is in love with a career criminal named Eddie, and she believes that he is a basically good person who just had some tough breaks. She uses her influence to get him released early, and he tries to go straight after marrying her, but things don't work out, and they both go on the lam.

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Details

Director

Fritz Lang

Writer

Gene Towne

Composer

Alfred Newman

Cinematography

Leon Shamroy

Studio

Walter Wanger Productions, United Artists

Released

1937-01-23

Running time

82 minutes

Cast & crew

• Fritz Lang Director
• George Burton
• Jack Cheatham
• Charles C. Wilson
• Lon Poff
• David Clyde
• Wade Boteler
• Frank Mills
• Frank Hagney

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