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One Way Street

One Way Street

  • Status: Released
  • 01-04-1950
  • Runtime: 79 min
  • Score: 5.1
  • Vote count: 25

After stealing a gangster's money and his girlfriend, a doctor heads for a small village in Mexico to hide out.

James Mason

Dr. Frank Matson

Märta Torén

Laura Thorsen

Dan Duryea

John Wheeler

Basil Ruysdael

Father Moreno

William Conrad

Ollie

Rodolfo Acosta

Francisco Morales

King Donovan

Grieder

Robert Espinoza

Santiago

Tito Renaldo

Hank Torres

Margarito Luna

Antonio Morales

Emma Roldán

Catalina

George J. Lewis

Captain Rodriguez

Jack Elam

Arnie (uncredited)

Rock Hudson

Truck Driver (uncredited)

James Best

Driver (uncredited)

Nacho Galindo

Villager (uncredited)

Joe Dominguez

Bias (uncredited)

Paul Fierro

Bandit (uncredited)

Freddie Letuli

A Weaver (uncredited)

Margarita Martín

Frasca (uncredited)

Julia Montoya

Juanita (uncredited)

Howard Negley

Cop at First Accident Scene (uncredited)

Steve Pendleton

Cop at First Accident Scene (uncredited)

Julian Rivero

Mexican Villager with Horse (uncredited)

Kenneth Tobey

Cop at Second Accident (uncredited)

O.Z. Whitehead

Gas Station Proprietor (uncredited)

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I quite enjoyed James Mason's performance here as the calculating "Dr. Matson". He is frequently summoned to treat the hoodlums of gangster "Wheeler" (Dan Duryea) and during one such visit espies a bag, similar to his own, that contains $200,000 in stolen loot. After a bit of macho banter with his patient, he picks up the bag and makes for the door. He has given the boss some pills and any interference will prevent him from getting the antidote! This is the moment that moll "Laura" (Märta Torén) has been waiting for and she decides to abscond with the doctor. Their escape plan doesn't quite go to plan, though - a car and a plane accident - before they find themselves in a small town where his skills and their burgeoning love start to make them wonder if their master plan is still the best one. Meantime, though very much on the back burner, the mobsters are determined to avenge themselves on both of them. It does rather run out of steam with half an hour to go, and though the ending is actually quite fitting it was all just a little bit rushed and, I felt, frustrating! Still, there's some chemistry between the two and Basil Ruysdael's priest, a sick horse and some really lightweight banditos all play to the story quite well too. You'll probably not recall it afterwards, but it's a bit different.