this be a truly remarkable film . i have only ever see it once and that be over sixteen year ago . it be not normally my kind of film but find myself watch it one wet afternoon and i can still vividly remember not only the film itself but the impact it have upon me . william powell show just what a good actor he be . a convicted murderer be return to san francisco to be hang he meet a terminally ill woman and they fall in love . forego the chance to escape powell return the sick kay francis to the ship which be take him back to his doom . the occasional relief of the awaiting gallows underline the sacrifice he have make . once back on board they play out the charade that their romance can continue and each hiding from the other their own know fate yet secretly know their own and each others . at once almost unbearably sad yet uplift . on reach harbour they bid farewell and agree to meet at a night club at new year . the dramatic impact of the end send me into a flood of tear . even though this contain a spoiler alert i can not bring myself to describe the end you simply must see it . tragedy play with powell usual diffidence but here it be only superficial . great performance all round .