Review of One Way Passage (1932) by Antonius B — 21 Jul 2015
Overly schmaltzy, but works, just.
A ship bound to San Francisco from Hong Kong has some interesting passengers. One of them is a convicted criminal, being escorted back to California by a policeman. Another is a sickly heiress. The criminal and the heiress meet and fall in love. Cue romance, and a tough choice...
It's the intrigue that makes this story watchable. The romance is of your usual conventional soppy variety, so really nothing to write about there, except that it does influence the criminal's actions (adversely, I might add).
Decent performances by William Powell and Kay Francis in the lead roles. The policeman, played by Warren Hymer, is quite one-dimensional, however. Even worse is Frank McHugh as the drunk: very hammy and irritating. He does provide the best scene of the movie, however. The mirror scene was Chaplinesque in its hilarity.
This review of One Way Passage (1932) was written by Antonius B on 21 Jul 2015.
One Way Passage has generally received very positive reviews.
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