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      A Lady Without Passport

      1950 1h 12m Crime Drama List
      Reviews 22% Audience Score 50+ Ratings An undercover U.S. immigration agent (John Hodiak) sets a trap for smugglers with a woman (Hedy Lamarr) stranded in Cuba. Read More Read Less

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      Michael E. Grost Classic Film and Television Visually creative mix of tropical adventure and procedural crime tale. Aug 9, 2007 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews An interesting watch due to the strange effects of the visuals. Rated: C Oct 10, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Steve D At times frustrating but overall solid. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Joseph H. Lewis directed this solid little noir about Hedy Lamarr trying to leave Cuba. Lamarr finds herself being used as bait by federal agents trying to break a smuggling ring, but the man using her, of course, begins to fall for the beautiful Lamarr. It's a somewhat stodgy melodrama, but Lamarr is always a treat to watch and Lewis brings enough style to hold your interest. George Macready has a supporting role and this film was also the film debut of Steven Hill (that Law & Order) who I had no idea had been acting that long. David Raksin provided a a fine score for the film. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Found it interesting because you get a tour of old Havana before Castro. I;ve always liked John Hodiak but he's kind of wooden here. Lamarr apparently didn;t get her two-hour makeup sessions here so you won't realize she was considered a world-class beauty. She's also pretty wooden here. Maybe it was just another day at the office for both of them. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member Released the same year as his masterpiece GUN CRAZY (1950), Joseph H. Lewis almost matches those dizzy heights with A LADY WITHOUT A PASSPORT. In fact the latter is almost the formalist double of the former. Both films end in fog shrouded settings which create unnerving images and both contain over the top long-takes filmed from the back of cars. The long-take in A LADY is only one minute but it's as impressive. The camera manages to move backwards, reframe, then a few seconds later it moves forward and does a 90 degree turn. I have no idea how they did this.' Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Hedy is gorgeous as ever but this loses steam after a promising beginning. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Fairly routine but still fun thriller about an immigration agent trying to crack down on an illegal alien racket in Havana. Joseph H. Lewis doesn't reach the heights of his previous effort, Gun Crazy, but the noir atmosphere is thick enough with some fine photography. There's a dance sequence that's entirely superfluous but magnificently shot. Hedy Lamarr is lackluster but passable as the romantic interest, John Hodiak has a certain Montalban-esque charm as the agent. There's a passing reference to Buchenwald that I found interesting. The film bogs down quite a bit during the plane chase near the end, but otherwise clips along nicely. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis An undercover U.S. immigration agent (John Hodiak) sets a trap for smugglers with a woman (Hedy Lamarr) stranded in Cuba.
      Director
      Joseph H. Lewis
      Production Co
      Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
      Genre
      Crime, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      1h 12m