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Synopsis: One Way Passage is a 1932 American Pre-Code romantic film starring William Powell and Kay Francis as star-crossed lovers, directed by Tay Garnett and released by Warner Bros.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Production: Warner Bros.
 
IMDB:
8.0
UNRATED
Year:
1932
67 min
483 Views


And he is.

We PAN DOWN as one of the doors swing open briefly to reveal an automatic

pistol pointed into Dan's side.

We PAN UP to show the guy holding the pistol: a tough-looking, square-jawed

man named STEVE BURKE.

BURKE:

It's been a long chase, Dan.

DAN:

(never losing his cool)

Yes. What detained you?

Burke leans in to pat down his captive.

BURKE:

Never mind the wisecracks.

Dan catches a whiff of Burke's breath.

DAN:

Still on the garlic, huh?

Burke, insulted, backs off a little.

BURKE:

Well, nevertheless, it looks like

you're out of luck this time.

DAN:

(nods)

Apparently.

Dan desperately knocks the gun out of Burke's hand.

FLASH CUT:

of the gun hitting the pavement outside the saloon.

DAN AND BURKE:

struggle momentarily but Burke is the bigger man and Dan is no match for him

-- one punch in the jaw from Burke knocks him silly and drives him backwards.

EXT. SALOON AND STREET - CONTINUOUS

Burke easily pushes a stunned Dan into a nearby wall like a rag doll. Burke

handcuffs himself to Dan, then shakes his captive violently to wake him up.

BURKE:

Come on! Come out of it!

Dan regains consciousness, blinks at Burke, looks down at the cuffs unhappily,

and nods, reluctantly accepting the situation.

DAN:

Okay, you win.

BURKE:

I always win. If you try to pull

another break like that on me, I'll

deliver you in a basket. Let's go.

The two men pull their sleeves over the cuffs in a vain effort to look

inconspicuous as they start walking away from the saloon. While Dan casts a

brief, backward glance at the swinging doors, Burke stoops and retrieves his

pistol, pocketing it. As they walk leisurely down the street, various

passersby gawk and point at the two handcuffed men.

DAN:

Well, now what?

BURKE:

The boat. And then, uh, San Quentin.

DAN:

Can I get my clothes?

BURKE:

Oh, they're on the boat.

DAN:

Considerate.

BURKE:

Yeah.

DAN:

(rubs his sore jaw)

You know, I thought I ditched you

way back in Berlin.

BURKE:

When I left 'Frisco, the chief said

to me, "Steve, don't come back alone."

And he knew I wouldn't.

Burke abruptly stops and stares at something off screen. Dan, still walking

forward, is jerked back.

BURKE:

I'll be a son of a sea cow.

Dan and Burke watch as SKIPPY, a tipsy little American man in a straw boater

and bow tie, waits for a Chinese shop owner to turn his back. Skippy instantly

snatches an alarm clock from a display and smoothly hides it in his jacket.

But, just as instantly, the alarm clock goes off, ringing loudly. The Chinese

shop owner turns to look at Skippy who rolls his eyes in disgust, sighs, and

returns the clock to its proper place, giving it a light tap. It stops ringing

as Skippy staggers drunkenly out of the shop and encounters Dan and Burke.

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Wilson Mizner

Wilson Mizner (May 19, 1876 – April 3, 1933) was an American playwright, raconteur, and entrepreneur. His best-known plays are The Deep Purple, produced in 1910, and The Greyhound, produced in 1912. He was manager and co-owner of The Brown Derby restaurant in Los Angeles, California, and was affiliated with his brother, Addison Mizner, in a series of scams and picaresque misadventures that inspired Stephen Sondheim's musical Road Show (alternately known as Wise Guys, Gold! and Bounce). more…

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