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One Way Street

- A stolen fortune, a borrowed woman, and a man too many !

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

Release Date : 1950-04-01

Language :EnglishSpanish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Universal International Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Dr. Frank Matson

Original Name : James Mason

Gender : Male

Character Name : Laura Thorsen

Original Name : Märta Torén

Gender : Female

Character Name : John Wheeler

Original Name : Dan Duryea

Gender : Male

Character Name : Father Moreno

Original Name : Basil Ruysdael

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ollie

Original Name : William Conrad

Gender : Male

Character Name : Francisco Morales

Original Name : Rodolfo Acosta

Gender : Male

Character Name : Grieder

Original Name : King Donovan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Santiago

Original Name : Robert Espinoza

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hank Torres

Original Name : Tito Renaldo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Antonio Morales

Original Name : Margarito Luna

Gender : Male

Character Name : Catalina

Original Name : Emma Roldán

Gender : Female

Character Name : Captain Rodriguez

Original Name : George J. Lewis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Arnie (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Elam

Gender : Male

Character Name : Truck Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Rock Hudson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : James Best

Gender : Male

Character Name : Villager (uncredited)

Original Name : Nacho Galindo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bias (uncredited)

Original Name : Joe Dominguez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bandit (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Fierro

Gender : Male

Character Name : A Weaver (uncredited)

Original Name : Freddie Letuli

Gender : Male

Character Name : Frasca (uncredited)

Original Name : Margarita Martín

Gender : Female

Character Name : Juanita (uncredited)

Original Name : Julia Montoya

Gender : Female

Character Name : Cop at First Accident Scene (uncredited)

Original Name : Howard Negley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cop at First Accident Scene (uncredited)

Original Name : Steve Pendleton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mexican Villager with Horse (uncredited)

Original Name : Julian Rivero

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cop at Second Accident (uncredited)

Original Name : Kenneth Tobey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gas Station Proprietor (uncredited)

Original Name : O.Z. Whitehead

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-11-26

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.