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One Way Passage is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic film starring William Powell and Kay Francis as star-crossed lovers, directed by Tay Garnett and released by Warner Bros. The screenplay by Wilson Mizner and Joseph Jackson is based on a story by Robert Lord, who won the Academy Award for Best Story.
One Way Passage: Directed by Tay Garnett. With William Powell, Kay Francis, Aline MacMahon, Frank McHugh. A terminally ill woman and a debonair murderer facing execution meet and fall in love on a trans-Pacific crossing, each without knowing the other's secret.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Tay Garnett
- 1932-10-22
An ocean voyage leads to romance for a dying heiress and a condemned criminal.
- Tay Garnett, Bob Fellows
- William Powell
A terminally ill woman and a debonair murderer facing execution meet and fall in love on a trans-Pacific crossing, each without knowing the other's secret. Starring William Powell Kay...
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- William Powell
- Tay Garnett
When movie fans talk about the ideal Kay Francis kind of suffering melodramas, One Way Passage (1932) is one of the names always mentioned. And for a movie so full of tragedy, it is clearly one of the most entertaining and lovable films ever made.
One Way Passage (1932) In director Tay Garnett's and Warner Bros' pre-Code romantic, tragic, and tearjerking melodramatic love story, with a unique, ritualistic symbol of a couple's emotional commitment and connectivity (crossed, broken cocktail glass stems) - remade as 'Til We Meet Again (1940) starring Merle Oberon and George Brent:
Synopsis by Hal Erickson. William Powell plays a condemned murderer who is being transported from Hong Kong to San Quentin by way of a luxury liner. Also on board is the lovely Kay Francis, who is suffering from a fatal heart condition.
