One Way Passage

1932 NR 1h 8m 7.5

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.

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.

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Info about One Way Passage

Studio(s): Warner Bros. Pictures, The Vitaphone Corporation

Originally Released: United States on Oct 22, 1932

Box Office Gross: $1,108,000.00

Budget: $350,000.00

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance