
A terminally ill woman and a debonair murderer facing execution meet and fall in love on a trans-Pacific crossing, each without knowing the other's secret.
Cast

William Powell
Dan Hardesty

Kay Francis
Joan Ames

Aline MacMahon
Countess Barilhaus

Frank McHugh
Skippy

Warren Hymer
Sgt. Steve Burke
Frederick Burton
The Doctor

Glen Cavender
French Bartender (uncredited)

Mike Donlin
Hong Kong Bartender (uncredited)

Stanley Fields
Freighter Captain (uncredited)

Willie Fung
Hong Kong Curio Dealer (uncredited)

Al Ernest Garcia
Honolulu Cigar Store Proprietor (uncredited)

Douglas Gerrard
Sir Harold (uncredited)

Ruth Hall
Friend of Joan's (uncredited)

William Halligan
Agua Caliente Bartender (uncredited)
Mel Kalish
Singer, 'If I Had My Way' (uncredited)

Roscoe Karns
S.S. Maloa Bartender (uncredited)

Allan Lane
Friend of Joan's (uncredited)

Herbert Mundin
S.S. Maloa Steward (uncredited)

Dewey Robinson
Honolulu Bartender (uncredited)
Harry Seymour
Ship's Officer (uncredited)

Charles Sherlock
Man Listening to Betty (uncredited)

Stanhope Wheatcroft
Unknown
Crew

Tay Garnett
Director
Wilson Mizner
Screenplay
Joseph Jackson
Screenplay
Robert Lord
Story, Producer
Ralph Dawson
Editor

Robert Kurrle
Director of Photography
Robert Fellows
Assistant Director

Hal B. Wallis
Producer
William Forsyth
Casting Assistant

Orry-Kelly
Costume Design
Leo F. Forbstein
Conductor
Anton Grot
Art Direction
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