‘You Only Live Once’ (1937): A Classic Look at the Story of Bonnie and Clyde

American actor Sylvia Sidney, wearing a trench coat, looks into a pawnshop window in a still from director Fritz Lang's film, "You Only Live Once." Hulton Archive/Getty Images

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When someone mentions the infamous criminal duo Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, many people think of the 1967 film “Bonnie and Clyde.” Others may think of the Broadway musical by composer Frank Wildhorn which, although unsuccessful in its Broadway premiere, recently became a hit in London.