One Way Passage

US (1932): Drama/Romance

Suave Dan Hardesty (William Powell), a convicted murderer, is apprehended by Steve Burke (Warren Hymer), a police detective, in Hong Kong and accompanied on the SS Maloa headed for San Francisco. On board, Dan romances Joan Ames (Kay Francis), 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 Year's Eve. When they part in San Francisco they know that the odds are against them. Tay Garnett directs for Warners; Aline MacMahon and Frank McHugh support. Remade by Edmund Goulding and William K. Howard as 'Til We Meet Again in 1940 with George Brent, Pat O'Brien and Merle Oberon. (Gary Jackson, IMDb)

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1 nomination, 1 Award