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One Way Passage
One Way Passage
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One Way Passage

1932
1h 8m
Romance
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1932

Runtime

1h 8m

Where to Watch

Available options inUS

Provider type

Streaming

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Storyline

"Their tickets took them to a heaven of love...but port was the gateway to hell!"

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 8m
Oct 4, 1932
Languages
English
Director
Tay Garnett
Tay Garnett
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures
The Vitaphone Corporation
The Vitaphone Corporation
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

22 Cast Members

William Powell

William Powell

Dan Hardesty

Kay Francis

Kay Francis

Joan Ames

Aline MacMahon

Aline MacMahon

Countess Barilhaus

Frank McHugh

Frank McHugh

Skippy

Warren Hymer

Warren Hymer

Sgt. Steve Burke

Frederick Burton

The Doctor

Glen Cavender

Glen Cavender

French Bartender (uncredited)

Mike Donlin

Mike Donlin

Hong Kong Bartender (uncredited)

Stanley Fields

Stanley Fields

Freighter Captain (uncredited)

Willie Fung

Willie Fung

Hong Kong Curio Dealer (uncredited)

Al Ernest Garcia

Al Ernest Garcia

Honolulu Cigar Store Proprietor (uncredited)

Douglas Gerrard

Douglas Gerrard

Sir Harold (uncredited)

Ruth Hall

Ruth Hall

Friend of Joan's (uncredited)

William Halligan

William Halligan

Agua Caliente Bartender (uncredited)

Mel Kalish

Singer, 'If I Had My Way' (uncredited)

Roscoe Karns

Roscoe Karns

S.S. Maloa Bartender (uncredited)

Allan Lane

Allan Lane

Friend of Joan's (uncredited)

Herbert Mundin

Herbert Mundin

S.S. Maloa Steward (uncredited)

Dewey Robinson

Dewey Robinson

Honolulu Bartender (uncredited)

Harry Seymour

Ship's Officer (uncredited)

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