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YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE

Directed by Fritz Lang
United States, 1937
Film noir, Crime, Drama
  • 8686 minutes

Synopsis

Joan, the secretary to the public defender in a large city, is in love with a career criminal named Eddie. She believes that he is a basically good person who just had some tough breaks. After she uses her influence to get him released early, they get married and he attempts to go straight.

Synopsis

Joan, the secretary to the public defender in a large city, is in love with a career criminal named Eddie. She believes that he is a basically good person who just had some tough breaks. After she uses her influence to get him released early, they get married and he attempts to go straight.