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Rating: 5.1/10 by 25 users

One Way Street (1950)

After stealing a gangster's money and his girlfriend, a doctor heads for a small village in Mexico to hide out.

Directing:
  • Hugo Fregonese
  • Frank Shaw
  • Adele Cannon
Writing:
  • Lawrence Kimble
  • Lawrence Kimble
Stars:
Release Date: Sat, Apr 01, 1950

Rating: 5.1/10 by 25 users

Alternative Title:
L'Impasse maudite - FR

Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Español
Runtime: 01 hour 19 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0

Plot Keyword: mexico, gangster, film noir

James Mason
Dr. Frank Matson
Märta Torén
Laura Thorsen
Dan Duryea
John Wheeler
Basil Ruysdael
Father Moreno
Rodolfo Acosta
Francisco Morales
Tito Renaldo
Hank Torres
Margarito Luna
Antonio Morales
George J. Lewis
Captain Rodriguez
Jack Elam
Arnie (uncredited)
Rock Hudson
Truck Driver (uncredited)
James Best
Driver (uncredited)
Nacho Galindo
Villager (uncredited)
Joe Dominguez
Bias (uncredited)
Paul Fierro
Bandit (uncredited)
Freddie Letuli
A Weaver (uncredited)
Margarita Martín
Frasca (uncredited)
Julia Montoya
Juanita (uncredited)
Howard Negley
Cop at First Accident Scene (uncredited)
Steve Pendleton
Cop at First Accident Scene (uncredited)
Julian Rivero
Mexican Villager with Horse (uncredited)
Kenneth Tobey
Cop at Second Accident (uncredited)
O.Z. Whitehead
Gas Station Proprietor (uncredited)

CinemaSerf

I quite enjoyed James Mason's performance here as the calculating "Dr. Matson". He is frequently summoned to treat the hoodlums of gangster "Wheeler" (Dan Duryea) and during one such visit espies a bag, similar to his own, that contains $200,000 in stolen loot. After a bit of macho banter with his patient, he picks up the bag and makes for the door. He has given the boss some pills and any interference will prevent him from getting the antidote! This is the moment that moll "Laura" (Märta Torén) has been waiting for and she decides to abscond with the doctor. Their escape plan doesn't quite go to plan, though - a car and a plane accident - before they find themselves in a small town where his skills and their burgeoning love start to make them wonder if their master plan is still the best one. Meantime, though very much on the back burner, the mobsters are determined to avenge themselves on both of them. It does rather run out of steam with half an hour to go, and though the ending is actually quite fitting it was all just a little bit rushed and, I felt, frustrating! Still, there's some chemistry between the two and Basil Ruysdael's priest, a sick horse and some really lightweight banditos all play to the story quite well too. You'll probably not recall it afterwards, but it's a bit different.


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