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6.4Dying Joan Ames meets criminal Dan Hardesty on a luxury liner as he is being transported back to America by policeman Steve Burke to face execution. Joan and Dan fall in love, their fates unbeknownst to one another.
Released: 1940-04-2099 minDir: Edmund GouldingRomance, Drama
Cast
- Merle Oberon as Joan Ames
- George Brent as Dan Hardesty
- Pat O'Brien as Steve Burke
- Geraldine Fitzgerald as Bonny Coburn
- Binnie Barnes as Comtesse de Bresac
- Frank McHugh as Rockingham T. Rockingham
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 1940
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- remake
- Genre
- romance film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- One Way Passage
- Main subject
- capital punishment
- Director
- William K. Howard
- Screenwriter
- Robert Lord
- Cast member
- Victor Kilian
- Composer
- Heinz Eric Roemheld
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Categories
1940 American films1940 English-language films1940 films1940 romantic drama filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican romantic drama filmsEnglish-language romantic drama filmsFilms about capital punishmentFilms directed by Edmund GouldingFilms directed by William K. HowardFilms set around New YearFilms set on ships