A Lady Without Passport

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10/06/2024 Two stars for Miss Lamarr lighting up the screen in the first two acts, then it devolves into an unconvincing chase with poor special effects. This looks like a cheaply made B&W follow-up to Hedy's triumph in Sampson and Delilah. The Havana location scenes are OK but the film suffers from a weak script with a weak ending. See more Steve D 06/22/2023 At times frustrating but overall solid. See more 08/10/2014 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. See more 06/14/2014 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. See more 12/22/2012 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.' See more 11/25/2011 Hedy is gorgeous as ever but this loses steam after a promising beginning. See more Read all reviews

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