Crossroads (1942 film)
Crossroads is a 1942 American mystery film noir starring William Powell, Hedy Lamarr, Claire Trevor and Basil Rathbone, and directed by Jack Conway. 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. The film was inspired by the 1938 French film Crossroads which had also had a British remake Dead Man's Shoes in 1940.
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| Directed by | Jack Conway |
| Screenplay by | Guy Trosper |
| Story by | John H. Kafka Howard Emmett Rogers |
| Based on | the screenplay of the film Crossroads by John H. Kafka |
| Produced by | Edwin H. Knopf |
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| Cinematography | Joseph Ruttenberg |
| Edited by | George Boemler |
| Music by | Bronislau Kaper |
Production company | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $846,000 |
| Box office | $2,321,000 |
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