# You Only Live Once (1937)

> A public defender's secretary risks everything to save the ex-convict she loves, only to find their hope of redemption crushed by crime and institutional persecution.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/35838

## Facts

- Runtime: 86 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Romance
- Director: Fritz Lang
- Cast: Sylvia Sidney, Henry Fonda, Barton MacLane, Jean Dixon, William Gargan, Jerome Cowan, Charles 'Chic' Sale, Margaret Hamilton
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029808/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: fatalistic, bleak, tense, classic cinema night, film noir marathon

## Synopsis

A love story entwined with crime and redemption unfolds amidst the shadows of the city.

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