Crossroads (1942 film)
| Crossroads | |
|---|---|
 1942 US Theatrical Poster | |
| Directed by | Jack Conway |
| Written by | John H. Kafka (story) Howard Emmett Rogers (story) Guy Trosper Frederick Kohner (uncredited) |
| Produced by | Edwin H. Knopf |
| Starring | William Powell Hedy Lamarr Claire Trevor Basil Rathbone |
| Cinematography | Joseph Ruttenberg |
| Edited by | George Boemler |
| Music by | Bronislau Kaper |
| Distributed by | MGM |
Release date | July 1942 |
Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | Template:Film US |
| Language | English |
Crossroads is a 1942 mystery film directed by Jack Conway, starring William Powell, Hedy Lamarr, Claire Trevor and Basil Rathbone. Powell plays a diplomat whose amnesia about his past comes back to trouble him.
Plot summary
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In 1935 French Diplomat David Talbot (William Powell) and his bride Lucienne (Hedy Lamarr) are enjoying a honeymoon in Paris when David is confronted by extortionist Carlos Le Duc (Vladimir Sokoloff) who demands money in exchange for not turning him in to the police.
Cast
- William Powell as David Talbot
- Hedy Lamarr as Lucienne Talbot
- Claire Trevor as Michelle Allaine
- Basil Rathbone as Henri Sarrou
- Margaret Wycherly as Madame Pelletier
- Felix Bressart as Dr. Andre Tessier
- Sig Ruman as Dr. Alex Dubroc
- H.B. Warner as the Prosecuting Attorney
- Philip Merivale as the Commissaire
- Vladimir Sokoloff as Carlos Le Duc
Production notes
- Production Dates: 19 Feb-late Mar 1942; addl seq late Apr 1942
- Working titles of the film were The Man Who Lost His Way, 'Til You Return and The Man from Martinique.
- Crossroads was based on the screenplay for a 1938 French film, Carrefour, directed by Curtis Bernhardt and written by John Kafka, who is given an original story credit on the M-G-M film.
- As Kafka wrote a number of Hollywood films during the 1940s, some of which were produced at M-G-M, it is unclear whether he contributed directly to Crossroads or was credited solely for his work on Carrefour. The French picture was also the basis for the 1939 British film Dead Man's Shoes, directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Leslie Banks.
- Crossroads was adapted for a Lux Radio Theatre broadcast on March 29, 1943, starring Jean Pierre Aumont and Lana Turner.
- Crossroads was the first of two films to co-star Hedy Lamarr and William Powell. The second was the 1943 film The Heavenly Body
External links
- Crossroads at the TCM Movie Database
- Crossroads at IMDb
- Crossroads at AllMovie
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