You Only Live Once ( 1937 )

Convicted felon Eddie Taylor (Academy Award-winner Henry Fonda) decides to lead the straight life with the help of his devoted girlfriend, Joan (Sylvia Sidney), who arranges for his early parole. Ignoring her relatives advice, Joan decides to marry Eddie, who she believes is an essentially decent guy who had a few tough breaks in life. However, a bank robbery gone bad points accusing fingers at the innocent Eddie, who finds his life crumbling around him. Swearing his innocence, Eddie takes Joan on the lam in a cat-and-mouse chase with the law closing in just a few steps behind them!

This haunting and beautifully stylish gem from master director Fritz Lang (´M´, ´Metropolis´) was the first of his remarkable film noir classics, including ´The Big Heat´, ´Scarlet Street´, ´The Woman in the Window´, and ´Clash by Night´. Hard-hitting and unforgettable, this exciting tale of crime and revenge inspired numberous "criminal lovers on the run" films like ´Bonnie and Clyde´ and ´The Getaway´ and remains searing, tragic and romantic exercise in suspense!