Dir: Fritz Lang | Cast: Henry Fonda, Sylvia Sidney
In You Only Live Once, a 1937 American film noir directed by Austrian-born auteur Fritz Lang, Joan, played by Sidney, is the secretary to the public defender in a large city and in love with a career criminal named Eddie. She believes that he is basically a 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. His past comes knocking at their door, and the couple is forced to go on the run.
AUSTRIAN CULTURAL FORUM | 20 MAY 2025