| One Way Street | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Hugo Fregonese |
| Written by | Lawrence Kimble |
| Produced by | Leonard Goldstein |
| Starring | James Mason Märta Torén Dan Duryea |
| Cinematography | Maury Gertsman |
| Edited by | Milton Carruth |
| Music by | Frank Skinner |
| Color process | Black and white |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
One Way Street is a 1950 American film noir crime film directed by Hugo Fregonese and starring James Mason, Märta Torén and Dan Duryea. The crime film takes place mainly in Mexico.[1]
Plot
Dr. Frank Matson, a physician, steals $200,000 from the henchmen of mob boss John Wheeler, after a robbery that Wheeler has pulled off along with Ollie, a member of his gang. Forced to go on the run, Matson also takes Wheeler's girlfriend Laura Thorsen with him.
After hiding out in Mexico, word gets back to Matson that Wheeler knows where he is. He and Laura return to Los Angeles planning to return the money, only to find Wheeler has been shot by Ollie. About to meet the same fate, Matson produces a gun and kills Ollie instead.
Laura is waiting for him at a cafe. As they leave, Matson turns to go phone the airline to get away with Laura, but is hit by a car coming down the one-way street.
Cast
- James Mason as Dr. Frank Matson
- Märta Torén as Laura Thorsen (as Marta Toren)
- Dan Duryea as John Wheeler
- Basil Ruysdael as Father Moreno
- William Conrad as Ollie
- Rodolfo Acosta as Francisco Morales
- King Donovan as Grieder
- Robert Espinoza as Santiago
- Tito Renaldo as Hank Morales
- Margarito Luna as Antania Morales
- Emma Roldán as Catalina (as Emma Roldan)
- George J. Lewis as Capt. Rodriguez (as George Lewis)
- James Best as Driver (uncredited)
- Jack Elam as Arnie (uncredited)
- Rock Hudson as Truck Driver (uncredited)
Production
Jeff Chandler was originally announced for the lead.[2]
Reception
Film critic Bosley Crowther dismissed the film as uninteresting, "Perhaps it is all the fault of the script, which has our hero vacillating between a life of crime and regeneration via a lady's love and an honest but unremunerative practice. What it all adds up to is a standard romantic melodrama illustrating the facts that crime obviously doesn't pay and that the scenery and people below the border are colorful ... Like its title, One Way Street is explicitly obvious and not especially exciting."[3]
See also
References
- ^ One Way Street at the American Film Institute Catalog.
- ^ THOMAS F. BRADY (July 26, 1949). "BETTE DAVIS SEEKS TO LEAVE WARNERS: Negotiations Are Under Way to Cancel Contract, Making Actress a Free Agent". New York Times. p. 31.
- ^ Crowther, Bosley. The New York Times film review, May 12, 1950. Accessed: August 16, 2013.
External links
- One Way Street at IMDb
- One Way Street at the American Film Institute Catalog
- One Way Street at AllMovie
- One Way Street at the TCM Movie Database
- One Way Street film trailer on YouTube
This page was last edited on 3 January 2023, at 09:10