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Director:
Joseph H. Lewis
Writers:
Howard Dimsdale (writer)
Cyril Hume (adaptation)
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Release Date:
3 August 1950 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Film-Noir | Drama more
Tagline:
M-G-M THRILLS! (original print ad - all caps)
User Comments:
Hedy, Hodiak, and let's not forget Havana more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Hedy Lamarr ... Marianne Lorress
John Hodiak ... Peter Karczag INS aka Josef Gombush
James Craig ... Chief Frank Westlake, INS
George Macready ... Palinov, Gulf Stream Cafe Havana
Steven Geray ... Frenchman, Palinov's Tout
Bruce Cowling ... Archer Delby James, Pilot
Nedrick Young ... Harry Nordell
Steven Hill ... Jack
Robert Osterloh ... Lt. Lannahan, NYC Cop
Trevor Bardette ... Lt. Carfagno, Cuban Cop
Charles Wagenheim ... Ramon Santez
Renzo Cesana ... Asa Sestina, Deported Mobster
Esther Zeitlin ... Beryl Sandring
Carlo Tricoli ... Mr. Sandring
Marta Mitrovich ... Elizabeth Alonescu
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Additional Details

Runtime:
74 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved (PCA #14465) | Sweden:15

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Factual errors: An an airport identified by a conspicuous sign saying "MIAMI AIRPORT", an airplane arrives from Miami. more
Soundtrack:
I, Yi, Yi, Yi, Yi (I Like You Very Much) more

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9 out of 9 people found the following comment useful:-
Hedy, Hodiak, and let's not forget Havana, 28 July 2005
5/10
Author: blanche-2 from United States

By the time of "Lady Without a Passport," Hedy Lamarr had seen better days. Of course, having seen better days for Hedy Lamarr would be any other beautiful woman's ultimate moment. She was one of the great film beauties. She never was one of the great film actresses, however, although she's pretty good in this post-war film about immigrants trying to get into the U.S. illegally with the help of the always oily George Macready. Immigration operative John Hodiak is sent to Havana, where he poses as a Hungarian trying to get into the states. He falls in love with Lamarr along the way.

John Hodiak, who facially has always reminded me of Martin Landau, does a very good job. There is some magnificent Havana scenery to behold. For me the film bogs down in the protracted ending as everyone is tracing a plane, but picks up again in scenes filmed in the Florida everglades.

The movie is black and white and very atmospheric.

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