A condemned man (William Powell) is being conducted to his execution in a month long (!) trans-Pacific voyage with a dying woman (Kay Francis), each keeping their secret from the other: a tragic situation, too frequently interrupted by faux comic relief (Frank McHugh). Especially during the Great Depression, audiences must have longed for a happy ending. This might be a perfect half of a double feature with "Outward Bound," about a ghost ship, whose passengers all knew exactly where they were going.
Review of One Way Passage
