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One Way Passage ()

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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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Dan Hardesty
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Joan Ames
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Barrel House Betty
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Skippy
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Steve Burke
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The Doctor
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French Bartender (uncredited)
Irma Dane ...
Girl (uncredited)
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Hong Kong Bartender (uncredited)
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Freighter Captain (uncredited)
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Hong Kong Curio Dealer (uncredited)
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Honolulu Cigar Store Proprietor (uncredited)
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Sir Harold (uncredited)
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Friend of Joan's (uncredited)
William Halligan ...
Agua Caliente Bartender (uncredited)
Jane Jones ...
Singer 'If I Had My Way' (uncredited)
Mel Kalish ...
Singer, 'If I Had My Way' (uncredited)
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S.S.Maloa Bartender (uncredited)
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Friend of Joan's (uncredited)
Wilson Mizner ...
Singing Drunk (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
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S.S.Maloa Steward (uncredited)
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Honolulu Bartender (uncredited)
Harry Seymour ...
Ship's Officer (uncredited)
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Man Listening to Betty (uncredited)
Stanhope Wheatcroft ...
Ship's Passenger (uncredited)

Directed by

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Tay Garnett

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Wilson Mizner ... (screen play) &
Joseph Jackson ... (screen play)
 
Robert Lord ... (based on a story by)
 
Tay Garnett ... (contributor to treatment) (uncredited)

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Robert Lord ... producer (uncredited)
Hal B. Wallis ... producer (uncredited)

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Robert Kurrle ... (photography by)

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Ralph Dawson ... (edited by)

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Rufus Le Maire ... (uncredited)

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Anton Grot

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Orry-Kelly ... (gowns)

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Robert Fellows ... assistant director (uncredited)

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Robert B. Lee ... sound (uncredited)

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William Forsyth ... casting assistant (uncredited)
William Maybery ... casting assistant (uncredited)

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Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

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Leo F. Forbstein ... conductor: Vitaphone Orchestra
Ray Heindorf ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Bernhard Kaun ... composer: title music (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

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. Written by Gary Jackson

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Taglines Strangers may love- lovers may part...at the port of hell! You can't buy a return trip from the port of forbidden love- you must live with abandon- daringly- passionately! (Print Ad- New York Sun, ((New York NY)) 13 October 1932) See more »
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Also Known As
  • S.S. Atlantic (United States)
  • Voyage sans retour (France)
  • Das letzte Erlebnis (Germany)
  • Viaje de ida (Spain)
  • Hongkongi kaland (Hungary)
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  • 67 min
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Trivia This film won the Best Writing, Original Story Oscar for its only Academy Award nomination. See more »
Goofs When Steve fires his gun in Dan's room, the noise is very loud, but when they exit into the hallway, the people are walking around as if they had heard nothing. This would be quite unlikely in the close quarters of a ship. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Tony Bennett and Gary Sargent (2015). See more »
Soundtracks If I Had My Way See more »
Crazy Credits The opening title card has a cruise ship in the background. See more »
Quotes [first lines]
Hong Kong Bartender: [mixing a very complex drink] I haven't made one of these since the fourth of July. I was making one when the quake hit Frisco. Believe me, friend, I wouldn't go to all this trouble for any of these foreigners. Uh, uh, gotta wait a minute to let the oil sink in. There you are, partner, you can tell your grandchildren about that one.
Dan: [Before Dan can take a sip, the contents of the glass are knocked out of his hand by Joan backing into him] Say, what in the name of...
Joan: Why... I'm so sorry.
Dan: I'm so glad.
Joan: Such a beautiful drink too.
Dan: Yes, paradise cocktail. Seem to be a few drops left.
Joan: [prophetically] Always the most precious, the last few drops. That's luck.
Dan: Yes, my name is Dan.
Joan: Mine's Joan.
Dan: Hello, Joan.
Joan: Hello, Dan.
Dan: May we, errr, drink to our meeting?
Joan: We should. Here's... here's hail and farewell.
Dan: Well that seems a bit ruthless?
Dan: Let's say
[hears toast from the German bar]
Dan: auf wiedersehen
Joan: Auf wiedersehen
[Dan smashes his glass on the bar; Joan does likewise]
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