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      Crossroads

      1942 1h 24m Mystery & Thriller List
      Reviews 45% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings A rattled French diplomat (William Powell) and his wife (Hedy Lamarr) become victims of a blackmailer's (Basil Rathbone) ruse about his past. Read More Read Less

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      Yasser Medina Cinefilia A film noir that has an intriguing start with its plot of amnesia, blackmail and trials, but even the presence of William Powell and Hedy Lamarr is not enough to prevent a very soft third act. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 6/10 Nov 18, 2020 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews It teams the 50-year-old William Powell as the hubby of the 29-year-old Hedy Lamarr, and asks us not even to blink. Rated: C+ Apr 15, 2008 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Steve D Entertaining but with too easy a resolution. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/21/24 Full Review Russ G William Powell fabulous as always and Miss Lamarr isn't just a pretty face in this one. Basil Rathbone terrific as the heavy, a surprise to viewers accustomed to seeing him only as the British super sleuth. There's also an excellent supporting role by a character actor I've seen in Ninotchka and one other film. You'll notice a few other familiar faces, too, as the prosecutor, and the femme fatale. There are enough twists in this to hold you to the end. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/27/22 Full Review Audience Member I'm a huge William Powell and Hedy Lamarr fan and they both are quite good in this corny, but still intriguing story about a diplomat who at one point in his past lost his memory and is then later blackmailed by Basil Rathbone who claims that Powell murdered a man during the period of time he can't remember. Powell then has to figure to how to protect his now successful life with beautiful wife Lamarr and decide whether he really did kill a man at one point or not. I've recently become obsessed with Hedy Lamar, who was considered one of the most popular and beautiful actresses of her time, but who now is pretty much forgotten. My theory on her is that she never appeared in a single film that is considered a classic. Most all of her films range from entertaining if not especially memorable (like this film) to truly bad films (like "The Story of Mankind"). I predict that in 60 years Jennifer Aniston will be in this same boat, with maybe only "Office Space" allowing her to be remembered. But back to this film, Powell is great as always and Lamar is good as well, who help elevate what is essentially a kind of silly potboiler type of story. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Slickly done MGM programmer. It may not be a top-of-the-line production, but it still has the studio's signature polish and glamor... A mystery wrapped in an enigma--Enjoyable did-he-didn't-he mystery... Atmospheric and harrowing amnesia drama!! Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member an MGM A pic melodrama with a great cast Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Glossy MGM drama from its glory days with a fantastic cast of expert actors. Bill Powell is urbane, Hedy ravishing, Claire ultra glamourous and Basil a suave villian. All acquit themselves well and are well served by a clever script. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis A rattled French diplomat (William Powell) and his wife (Hedy Lamarr) become victims of a blackmailer's (Basil Rathbone) ruse about his past.
      Director
      Jack Conway
      Production Co
      Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Loew's Inc.
      Genre
      Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      1h 24m