Kay Francis and William Powell are together again on screen for what seems like the 10th time. I've seen them in "For the Defense," "Ladies' Man," and now "One Way Passage," but I know they've been in other movies together as well. I'm not a fan of Kay. She seems to always be a homewrecker or cheat. I like William Powell in a lot of his works, but when he's the ladies' man (as one of the titles of his movies suggests) it gets tiresome. I didn't particularly like them in this movie either. They have no chemistry.
William Powell played Dan Hardesty, a wanted criminal. He was apprehended somewhere abroad by a goofy-looking yet serious cop named Steve Burke (Warren Hymer). Steve was bringing Dan back to San Francisco via ocean liner in order to put him in prison. While on the ship Dan was allowed to roam free where he fell in love with the terminally ill Joan Ames (Kay Francis). The two wined, dined, and danced like there was no tomorrow while they each kept their secret from the other.
This wasn't much of a plot or much of a movie. It totally hinged upon the magic between Powell and Francis and there was none.
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William Powell played Dan Hardesty, a wanted criminal. He was apprehended somewhere abroad by a goofy-looking yet serious cop named Steve Burke (Warren Hymer). Steve was bringing Dan back to San Francisco via ocean liner in order to put him in prison. While on the ship Dan was allowed to roam free where he fell in love with the terminally ill Joan Ames (Kay Francis). The two wined, dined, and danced like there was no tomorrow while they each kept their secret from the other.
This wasn't much of a plot or much of a movie. It totally hinged upon the magic between Powell and Francis and there was none.
Free on YouTube.