One Way Passage
1932 · Movie · 68 min. · United States
Suave Dan Hardesty, a convicted murderer, is apprehended by Steve Burke, a police detective, in Hong Kong and accompanied on the SS Maloa headed for San Francisco. On board, Dan romances Joan Ames, a terminally ill socialite. She is unaware that his ultimate destination is San Quentin. Both realize that their time together is fleeting so they make a pact to meet at a Mexican night club on New Years Eve. When they part in San Francisco they know that the odds are against them.
Direction Tay Garnett
Cast William Powell · Kay Francis · Aline MacMahon · Frank McHugh · Warren Hymer · Frederick Burton
Soundtrack W. Franke Harling · Bernhard Kaun
Screenplay Wilson Mizner · Joseph Jackson · Robert Lord
Cinematography Robert Kurrle
Original title One Way Passage
6.8
126 votes (FilmAffinity)
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