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Crossroads (1942)Diplomat is blackmailed for crimes he committed before he had amnesia. Director:Jack Conway |
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Title: Crossroads (1942)
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| William Powell | ... |
David Talbot, aka Jean Pelletier
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| Hedy Lamarr | ... |
Lucienne Talbot
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| Claire Trevor | ... |
Michelle Allaine
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| Basil Rathbone | ... |
Henri Sarrou
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Margaret Wycherly | ... |
Madame Pelletier
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Felix Bressart | ... |
Dr. Andre Tessier
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Sig Ruman | ... |
Dr. Alex Dubroc
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| H.B. Warner | ... |
Prosecuting Attorney
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Philip Merivale | ... |
Commissaire
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Diplomat is blackmailed for crimes he committed before he had amnesia.
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Where women wait to seal your fate!Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
July 1942 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Encrucijada See more »Filming Locations:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USACompany Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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(uncredited)
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Whistled by the night watchman
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Since John H. Kafka was in Hollywood in the 1940s and even wrote some MGM films, it is not known if his onscreen credit for original story is based on his direct contribution to this film, or was due solely to his work on the original 1938 French version. See more »Goofs
Although the story takes place in 1935, all of the women's fashions and hairstyles are strictly in the 1942 mode, which was significantly different from 1935. See more »Connections
Referenced in The Hollywood Miss Sapientia: Hedy Lamarr, Actress-Inventor (2012) See more »Soundtracks
"Auprès de ma blonde"(uncredited)
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WILLIAM POWELL and the gorgeous HEDY LAMARR co-star in a tale of an amnesiac who can't recall what happened to him when a train wreck wipes out part of his memory. Two very cunning crooks (BASIL RATHBONE and CLAIRE TREVOR) take advantage of him by posing as people who want to help him and then plotting to extort money from the wealthy French diplomat and his wife in order to hush up the crime they say he actually did commit.
While the story itself seems far-fetched at points, it does make for an intriguing tale and it's played to the hilt by a very competent cast--although Powell as a French diplomat is a bit hard to swallow.
The sinister overtones are well played by Rathbone and Trevor, both of whom always excelled at playing shady characters in films of the '40s, with Rathbone shifting from his Sherlock Holmes roles to those of the villain. They do much to give the film a flavor of film noir, as does the B&W cinematography.
It's a clever tale, well directed by Jack Conway, and gives Powell and Lamarr a much better chance to emote than they would have two years later in a misguided comedy called THE HEAVENLY BODY.