A Passport to Hell

1932

1h 15m

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4.7/10

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Just prior to the outbreak of World War I, in the British West African town of Akkra, English woman Myra Carson becomes involved in a scandal and is deported. While Myra's ship is docked at Duala, in German West Africa, the war breaks out and she finds herself facing internment by the Germans.

Directors

Frank Lloyd

Writers

Leon Gordon(writer by)

Harry Hervey(story by)

Bradley King(writer by)

Stars

Elissa Landi

Paul Lukas

Warner Oland

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Elissa Landi

Myra Carson

Paul Lukas

Lt. Kurt Kurtoff

Warner Oland

Baron von Sydow, Police Commandant

Lt. Erich von Sydow

Sgt. Snyder

Purser

Rosita (as Yola D'Avril)

Simms

Mrs. Butterworth

Officer

Immigration Officer

Hotel Proprietor

Zakka

Sheba

Barfly

Directors

Frank Lloyd

Writers

Leon Gordon(writer by)

Harry Hervey(story by)

Bradley King(writer by)

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6/10

This provided quite a decent part for Elissa Landi as the modern-day temptress "Myra". She's got a bit of a past, and so is unceremoniously expelled from British West Africa to the adjacent German colony - all whilst the Great War is looming. She's not exactly welcomed by her new hosts either, but luckily she has attracted the attention of a young solider "Erich" (Alexander Kirkland), a ten day whirlwind romance ensues and before his father "Baron von Sydow" (Warner Oland) can intern her, they are wed. The war comes, and she becomes embroiled in a secret espionage plot involving a map and another soldier "Kurt" (Paul Lukas) leaving the young woman with an whole host of divided loyalties... What is probably most striking about this film is the sight of Oland, before his "Charlie Chan" days, looking positively unkempt. Otherwise it's a pretty routine wartime romance with a tiny bit of a sinister plot to sharpen it up a little, but way too much romance and a dawdling pace to drag it down. Donald Crisp pops up too...

Geronimo196713 Jun, 2022