Blu-ray Review One Way Passage Blu-ray Review (1 Viewer)

[Matt Hough]

A compact, bittersweet love story, Tay Garnett’s One Way Passage is a pre-code dramedy that balances desperation and romantic attraction in ironic and most memorable fashion.



One Way Passage (1932)



Released: 22 Oct 1932
Rated: Passed
Runtime: 67 min




Director: Tay Garnett
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music



Cast: William Powell, Kay Francis, Frank McHugh
Writer(s): Wilson Mizner, Joseph Jackson, Robert Lord



Plot: 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.



IMDB rating: 7.5
MetaScore: N/A





Disc Information



Studio: Warner Brothers
Distributed By: Warner Archive
Video Resolution: 1080P/AVC...

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[benbess]

Although I really liked the poignant romance in this movie, the "comedy" missed the boat almost entirely for me. Still, by the end I felt my emotions welling up, and so it was worth the one-way trip.

 

[Virgoan]

Thanks to Warner Archives, I have enjoyed discovering Kay Francis over the years.. This is a particularly excellent film. Never thought of it as a comedy. I think we are lucky to have a film with both Francis and Powell.

Not many film lovers these days realize she was one of the, if not THE, top female box office draws of the 1930s (apart from Shirley Temple).