Right after meeting the lovely joan ames in a bar, escaped murderer dan hardesty is caught by sgt. It has links to the approaches of later garnett movies. With william powell, kay francis, aline macmahon, frank mchugh. Nevertheless, it has all the functioning of a routine star picture, in terms of the. One way passage has been ranked 806 times, wins 61. In 67 minutes, one way passage moves from lofty romance to guiltridden crime and back again, all seamlessly.
Dan hardesty and joan ames powell and francis meet each other in a bar in shanghai and are instantly smitten with each other. William powell plays a man who bumps into kay francis in a bar in hong kong, and theyre instantly. William powell and kay francis abandon ship 1957 aka seven waves away tyrone power commands this lifeboat. One way passage 1932 starring willliam powell and kay. The classic doomed loversshipboard romance movie, tay garnetts one way passage 1932 is a perfect blend of romantic tragedy and hardboiled comedy and, yes, the two do fit together. Kay francis and william powell are the doomed lovers and the warner. One way passage is essentially a star vehicle, though to a viewer eight decades gone, its a weird one, given that franciss star power has been mostly lost to time, and powell remains familiar for playing a very different kind of person in a very different way. One way passage 1932 tay garnett, william powell, kay francis, frank mchugh october 27, 2018 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.
Indeed, whenever the film slides into overt comedy, the story falls flat yet while one way passage cant rightfully be called a classic, it remains worth a look simply to see francis in her prime. William powell is always a joy to see n screen and he is well paired with kay francis. One way passage is a tragedy in the classic mold inescapable, but right. William powell and kay francis as the starcrossed lovers peary nominates them both for alternate oscars. One of the best filmed love stories of alltime, the sublime one way passage also manages to be surprisingly atypical. Beautiful and touching, one way passage is filled with dreamy eyes and an intensity of feeling. One response to one way passage 1932 david csontos, on december 21st, 2012 at 11. Dan does not know that joan is dying of an incurable disease. It opens in a toughbutexotic tropical saloon, and moves on to a ship.
Abrams kathleen kennedy, carrie fisher, mark hamill, adam driver, daisy ridley, john boyega, billie dee williams, kelly marie tran, oscar isaac lucasfilm. Although this film is about one hour in length, the script allows the characters to cut to the chase where it becomes love at first sight for both of them with mounting complications. One way passage 1932 this oscarwinning original story by robert lord is about a shipboard romance between a man condemned to be executed and a woman doomed to an early death. One way passage 1932 a delightful romantic comedydrama starring william powell and kay francis about two doomed people who meet and then fall in love on a cruise ship traveling from hong kong to san francisco. One way passage is a 1932 american precode romantic film starring william powell and kay francis as starcrossed lovers, directed by tay garnett and. The screenplay was by robert lord and earned him the academy award for best story. The william powellkay francis film aired recently on turner classic. Robert lord heroes for sale was awarded an oscar in 1934 for the best original story for one way passage. Upper class sophistication, personified by everglamorous kay francis and gentleman crook william powell, characterizes the tragic aspect of the. One way passage was presented on philip morris playhouse september 12, 1941. William powell plays a man who bumps into kay francis in a bar in hong kong, and theyre instantly drawn to one another. One way passage 1932 a delightful romantic comedydrama starring william powell and kay francis about two doomed people who meet and then fall in love on.
One way passage was remade in 1940 as til we meet again. The doomed romance is offset by some fun comic relief from mchugh and especially macmahon, who steals every scene shes in as a new york scammer impersonating a european aristocrat. A strange, sad, and romantic film, it stars francis as a terminally ill. One way passage is a romance of wants without giving in. One way passage,1932,william powell meets the lovely kay francis. Kay francis and william powell are doomed lovers in one way passage, a 1932 film also starring frank mchugh, aline mcmahan and warren hymer.
Sep 30, 2011 tightly plotted, exquisitely produced melodrama. All of my images are taken by me please feel free to reuse with credit. Jul 25, 2011 the series continues with this installment featuring the classic soap operetta, a milestone of american film melodrama, the tragedyinminiature, one way passage, from warner brothers in 1932, directed by tay garnett, photographed by robert kurrle, screenplay by wilson mizner. A well balanced story that is often to the point in its simplicity. As they bid goodbye, powell and francis promise to meet again one year later in agua. In his first major studio film, garnett found an opportunity to explore his two favorite themes, heavy drinking and ocean voyages. The film seems rather modern and the dialogue, although there are a lot of darlings and dearests is fairly contemporary. Kay francis, one way passage, 1932 gowns by orrykelly the photo kay francis has been viewed 9 times. One way passage one way passage 1932 is a romantic drama.
If you dont like weepers, better pass on this onebut if you are a sucker for a tragic love story with an almost ethereal feel to it, this is the one for you. I recently saw this movie on television and loved it. Screenplay by wilson mizner, joseph jackson, robert lord. Oneway passage was released to critical and commercial acclaim. A strange, sad, and romantic film, it stars francis as a. One way passage 1932 tay garnett, william powell, kay. On an ocean liner bound for san francisco, dan powell and joan francis fall in love and try to spend every moment together. Oct 14, 2018 theres a myth that makes the rounds every so often suggesting films of yore were always stagnant affairs. Dan is headed to prison on a murder charge, and joan is terminally ill. Frank mchugh reprises his role as dans pickpocket friend.
At a bar in hong kong, joan kay francis bumps into dan william. Til we meet again is a 1940 romance film directed by edmund goulding and anatole litvak and starring merle oberon and george brent as two doomed, starcrossed lovers. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Joan goes back to her friends, and without taking his eyes off her, dan leaves the bar. Steve burke and brought back to san francisco via ship to be hanged. William powell plays a condemned murderer who is being transported from.
For what it is, its not a bad film but it feels like the kind which, decades ago, would have. Its one of the classiest, most uplifting films to come out of the early talkies, and, to me, personally, simply one of the great pleasures of life. At a bar in hong kong, joan kay francis bumps into dan william powell and almost immediately they are drawn to each other. Photoplay credited kays performance as one of the best of the month, and wrote that the film was handsdown the best of the francispowell pairings.
One way passage is a 1932 american precode romantic film starring william powell and kay francis as starcrossed lovers, directed by tay garnett and released by warner bros. One way passage 1932 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The william powellkay francis film aired recently on turner classic movies and airs again on december 15 as part of tcms tribute to star of the month william powell throughout december. The screenplay is by wilson mizner frisco jenny and joseph jackson the mouthpiece, and tay garnett bataan, the valley of decision directed.
If you dont like weepers, better pass on this onebut if you are a sucker for a tragic love story with an almost ethereal feel. Upper class sophistication, personified by everglamorous kay francis and gentleman crook william powell, characterizes the. The classic doomed loversshipboard romance movie, tay garnetts one way passage 1932 is a perfect blend of romantic tragedy. Hear classic music from one way passage, 1932, directed by tay garnett, with william powell, kay francis, aline macmahon, at tcm. Read one way passage 1932 by john dileo available from rakuten kobo. One way passage, francis and powells sixth and final pairing, is better remembered than the former but its. One way passage,1932,william powell meets the lovely kay. You only have to look at the opening bar sequence directed by tay garnett in this picture to confirm such an assertion is an unequivocal falsity. The series continues with this installment featuring the classic soap operetta, a milestone of american film melodrama, the tragedyinminiature, one way passage, from warner brothers in 1932, directed by tay garnett, photographed by robert kurrle, screenplay by wilson mizner.
One way passage was presented on the screen guild theater april 5, 1948 starring barbara stanwyck, robert taylor, and ward bond. One way passage is a 1932 melodrama directed by tay garnett, starring william powell and kay francis. Nov 08, 2011 kay francis was a star on the rise at that time and one way passage would come sandwiched between two other gems, jewel robbery 1932, also with powell, and her best known film, ernst lubitschs masterpiece trouble in paradise 1932. An essay by film historian john dileo about the film one way passage 1932. One way passage 1932 unrated 1h 7min comedy, drama, romance 22 october 1932 usa a terminally ill woman and a debonair murderer facing execution meet and fall in love on a transpacific crossing, each without knowing the others secret.
Happily, dan and joan find themselves boarding the same ship headed. One reason the film is still so viscerally effective despite its age is that its own background characters serve, in some ways, as its audience. Set in december,1932 it tells the story of a dying woman and a condemned man who meet in a bar in hong kong and then fall in love aboard the cruise ship they both take to san francisco. A terminally ill woman and a debonair murderer facing execution meet and fall in love on a transpacific crossing, each without knowing the others secret. One way passage is a dramatic love story with an unusual ending. Between 1930 and 1932 they also starred in for the.
Siskoid one way passage is tragic romance between the natural pairing of william powell, as a just recaptured criminal being deported to a death sentence, and kay francis, as a woman dying of an unspecified illness. Kay francis was a star on the rise at that time and one way passage would come sandwiched between two other gems, jewel robbery 1932, also with powell, and her best known film, ernst lubitschs masterpiece trouble in paradise 1932. One way passage is a 1932 american precode romantic film starring william powell and kay francis as starcrossed lovers. Oct 09, 2015 it wasnt until sometime in my 30s that i saw one way passage and recalled the brentoberon film. Set in december, 1932 it tells the story of a dying woman and a condemned man who meet in a bar in hong kong and then fall in love aboard the cruise ship they both take to san francisco. But they dont share with each other the most important details of their lives. This is a film that shows travel as glamorous without giving into the stereotypes of the orient at the time. Ive always liked william powell, although i havent seen anywhere near enough of his films, particularly from the precode. Joan does not know dan is a convicted murderer en route to san quentin. One way passage dvdr 1932 warner archive collection. Both films turn me into a sobbing mess, with the pavlovian response a little skewered toward til we meet again. When a film such as this is a mere 67 minutes, it has a responsibility to pack a wallop and this film doesnt. One way passage was the final screen pairing of kay francis and william powell.
Before powell made movie history with myrna loy, he costarred with dark beauty francis in several films. Reviews, interviews and features from the international film magazine. If youre not familiar with this forgotten star, one way passage is an excellent introduction to her charms. They find each other again on an ocean liner bound for san francisco. Theres a myth that makes the rounds every so often suggesting films of yore were always stagnant affairs. One way passage 1932 is one of my favorite films from warner brothers in the precode movie days.
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