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Movie poster: One Way Passage (1932)
🎬 Movie

One Way Passage

1932 · 68 min Romance Drama
7.3 / 10 · TMDB

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.

📋 Film Details

Year 1932
Country United States of America
Genre Romance, Drama
Director Tay Garnett
Runtime 68 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.3/10 (63 votes)

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

This is quietly operating cinema. No big events, no crisis turns — just people and how they live through what happens to them.

Strengths: atmosphere, actors, accuracy of detail. Weaknesses: the pace isn't for everyone, the ending may feel unresolved.

For people who watch films for feeling, not entertainment.

Director: Tay Garnett

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: An evening when your mind is at peace. With someone you can sit in silence with after. Wine or tea.

🎭 Cast

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

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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)

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