What happens
Dan Hardesty, an escaped convict, meets Joan, a young woman who is seriously ill, in a bar aboard a ship bound for San Francisco. Their brief romance develops quickly while Steve Cannell, a detective, shadows Dan and has him handcuffed. Joan's doctor watches over her as her health weakens and Dan hides the truth of his past from her. Screen Director's Playhouse presents this radio adaptation of the 1949 motion picture One Way Passage, starring William Powell in his original role of Dan Hardesty, with Peggy Dow as Joan. The broadcast aired on December 30, 1949.
A passenger ship sailing from Shanghai toward San Francisco, with stops at Honolulu and the bar of a ship, and a seaside location in Honolulu.
Characters: Dan Hardesty, Joan, Steve Cannell, Dr. Duncan
Listen for: The exchange of cocktail glasses crossed stem over stem, which recurs as a symbol between Dan and Joan.
Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.