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Crossroads. (1942 film) Crossroads is a 1942 American mystery film noir directed by Jack Conway and starring William Powell, Hedy Lamarr, Claire Trevor and Basil Rathbone. Powell plays a diplomat whose amnesia about his past subjects him to back-to-back blackmail schemes, which threaten his reputation, job, marriage, and future. [2]
- $846,000
- Bronislau Kaper
- July 23, 1942 (New York)
- Edwin H. Knopf
Crossroads: Directed by Jack Conway. With William Powell, Hedy Lamarr, Claire Trevor, Basil Rathbone. An amnesiac French diplomat is blackmailed for crimes that he committed before he lost his memory.
- Jack Conway
- 1
- 2 min
Synopsis. In 1935, French diplomat David Talbot's happiness over his recent marriage to the beautiful Lucienne and his impending appointment as ambassador to Brazil, is dampened when he receives a strange, unsigned letter. Addressed to "Jean," the letter asks for one million francs to satisfy an old debt. David later leaves a package at the ...
- Jack Conway, Al Shenberg
- William Powell
A rattled French diplomat (William Powell) and his wife (Hedy Lamarr) become victims of a blackmailer's (Basil Rathbone) ruse about his past. Director Jack Conway Production Co Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ...
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- Jack Conway
- Mystery & Thriller
- William Powell
Crossroads (1942) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. ... Full Cast & Crew. ... Film Noir: Amnesia a list of 38 titles
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Crossroads (1942) Crossroads (1942) is an amnesia mystery film noir starring William Powell, Hedy Lamarr, Claire Trevor and Basil Rathbone, and directed by Jack Conway. William Powell plays a diplomat whose amnesia about his past subjects him to back-to-back blackmail schemes, which threaten his reputation, job, marriage, and future.
A faithful remake of Curtis Bernhardt’s Carrefour (1938), Jack Conway’s Crossroads beautifully brings John H. Kafka’s novel to life in Hollywood style, polishing the tale of amnesia, identity, blackmail, and murder with MGM’s famous high gloss. William Powell stars as David Talbot, a French diplomat who, having lost his memory in a ...
