Elsa Lanchester in 'Passport to Destiny' (1944)

[@joanhaye3180]

I watched this movie as a child and always wanted to see it again. I did not remember the name but came across it by "accident" while looking through the movie section of the newspaper and then proceeded to watch it. I finally got to see it again and enjoyed it after all these years. I am sure I was about age 10 when I first saw this movie and now am 71 years old and it is a movie I will always remember as one of my favorites!

[@allison1908]

Turner Classic Movies played this a few weeks ago as part of their look at B movies. It's very silly, but Lancaster gives a good performance. I like her determination. "I'll give them two or three weeks, and if they don't I'll go back again."

[@russellgrenning1317]

Elsa Lanchester (1902 - 1986) married Charles Laughton (1899 - 1962) in 1929 and they remained married until his death although he told her shortly after the wedding that he was gay. They appeared in twelve films together and this is the only Hollywood movie that gave her star billing. In 1957 the couple both appeared in the brilliant Witness for the Prosecution and both won Oscar nominations for their roles - she for Best Supporting Actress and he for Best Actor. She did win the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress. She has a long and successful film and stage career and made her mark early in the USA in Bride of Frankenstein (1935).

[@crimsonwolf9099]

Elsa Lanchester is completely charming and captivating as the cockney charlady. The storyline is absurd but honest, in that it doesn't pretend to be anything other than just silly fun. Elsa is cute as can be and gives her all. Fun.

[@alexapenn6399]

Just wonderful - she was wonderful - thanks so for posting. . . :}

[@MarkNelson-tu1rn]

I wish I would have known about tcm's month long tribute to B movies!

[@SueSnellLives]

Love this movie! Thanks for the upload!

[@Lazarus0357]

Great to see Elsa Lanchester young, I had seen only her movies when she was older. And the movie itself has a charming naivete. Thanks for uploading it! Regards

[@michellesmith3627]

Aged 42. Kinda young...

[@happinessisobservingthewor6009]

@Lazarus0357 Me, too! My favorite movie (well, one that quickly pops into my mind) of Elsa Lanchester is "Mary Poppins" and movies around that time. Sort of like Charles Bronson. Another actor I know from films made later in his life.

[@alanaronald244]

She was a pip! Extremely talented, loads of charisma, excelling in these spunky Cockney characters, Elsa L was classically trained & could recite & do justice to the Bard with the best of them!

[@ladyteeaquarius107]

Blimey such a good movie! Thanks for sharing.

[@marjorjorietillman856]

That was a very delightful movie!🌹✔️

[@JaneFrieman]

Excellent acting Elsa Lanchester.

[@berylbattrick1246]

thank you very enjoyable.

[@frankfrazierjr.3216]

Hahaha! What a great movie! Thank you. I enjoyed that so much. She's so cute.

[@hurleymacmaster8262]

I have never heard or seem it, but it is delightful 😊

[@philipinchina]

Keep stuff like this coming.

[@kevinmichaelcallihansr5053]

I like Elsa!

[@keithharvey7230]

I always thought she had a lovely face.

[@lopa2828]

She surely had

[@antoniofarroh250]

Elsa Lanchester, what a great beautiful charming and kind looking actress.

[@kiviuq3495]

Preposterous but fun.Elsa Lanchester holds it together.

[@Old-Time-Fun]

What a very delightful film this is ! - Wish I coulda been in the audience in some cinema in London when this was a new release - I can't remember ever having scene Elsa so charmingly make fools out of one bad guy after another with such Grande Finesse ! And the bad guys are well done - Their swastikas are all not quite upright, swastikas on flags, ditto - Bad Erich Stroheim haircuts! - That makes them all look sloppy - Brava Madama Lanchester ! TNX 4 posting this!

[@VIRGONOMICS]

She’s so beautiful.

[@joanhaye3180]

Thanks for showing it!

[@basslover48]

15:08 "The rest of our boys, millions of them, will be along in a few weeks" lol. Great line!

[@blodwyndavies6395]

What a Cracking Film. I started watching this a couple of Months ago but gave upon it after the Bonb Scene, Glad I gave it another go as really enjoyed it this time round. Thanks for the upload.

[@scottleft3672]

The old films often have a slow start as the makers knew the theatre patrons were not settled down until 5 minutes into a flik.

[@terrancebigham6765]

The man in the photo is Elsa’s real life husband Charles Laughton. His Oscar-winning role as Henry VIII was spoofed in Elsa’s 1935 vehicle, the James Whale classic “Bride Of Frankenstein”.

[@PAn-su3wy]

The charming Elsa Lanchester does not disappoint in this film. Did anyone notice that the picture of her husband, Mr. Wiggins, was her real-life husband Charles Laughton? I think it was very brave to have made a film criticizing Hitler and the Nazis in the middle of WW2.

[@johnsmith-mq4eq]

Why was it brave there was in 1942 no chance of a German invasion

[@adamscott7354]

@@johnsmith-mq4eq Umm they have an absolute stranglehold on the entire continent for the next 2 years?

[@LakeConstan]

RE: "I think it was very brave to have made a film criticizing Hitler and the Nazis in the middle of WW2.": Principal photography for this film took place at RKO in Hollywood from late August to mid-September 1943. In August 1943, no fewer than six Hollywood films about Adolf Hitler or with Hitler in the title (e.g. Hitler's Children, Hitler - Dead or Alive, The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler, The Hitler Gang) were in production.

[@LakeConstan]

@@adamscott7354 What relevance would that have in Hollywood? Hollywood was churning out anti-Nazi films at a great rate in these years.

[@frankgillan1859]

Very entertaining Thank you

[@stellayates4227]

Blooming heck, it's blinking marvellous to hear a bit of Cockney again after leaving London years ago. Flipping ain't no more like that these days in bleeding Camberwell - gawd luv a duck.

[@richyearle007]

I bet there are many stories during the war where some people survived against all odds and on multiple occasions.Then there would have been those that would have simply glanced out their window and been killed by some stray shrapnel.The older i get ,the more i realise if your number is up there is not much you can do about it.

[@thatguyinelnorte]

Delightful!!

[@The_Ape_News_Pictogram_Service]

Charwomen in history: Charwomen gained notoriety when G Gordon Liddy (d. March 30, 2021) used a door propped open by one to gain access to the Watergate Building. It's a fact.

[@keithharvey7230]

Elsa was also Oscar nominated for Come to the Stable.

[@karlapiacentini8876]

great old flick

[@terryhorne2582]

Kathleen Harrison would have loved this part.

[@JamesLeaveyConnections]

Great amusing film set in WW2. Elsa is excellent as the British cleaner who decides to go to Berlin to assassinate Hitler because she believes she is protected by a magic eye left by her old man. In real life her husband, Laughton, was bisexual at a time when it wasn't as socially acceptable as it is today. But they stayed together through thick and thin. A very talented couple. Shame Laughton, a great actor, only directed one film - The Night of the Hunter starring Robert Mitchum...for it is brilliant.

[@chrisbell5920]

"Cor blimey! Lord luvaduck! We all talk like what they's talking in this ere flick, an no error"

[@daveallen63]

It's important to note that "B" movies is not a classification given to "bad" movies. The "B" designation simply means budget, low budget to be precise. The Budget movie push was to produce more movies/media to fit in slots for triple play features. I'm probably not using the right terminology here but I think most people will get what I'm saying. It's fair to say that because of the push for more and more B movies there were many stinkers produced, but during the 40's and 50's most turned out to be classics like this one.

[@tonyhayes4980]

She’s a honey

[@helenmcgregor8149]

Albert is Charles Laughton making a face.

[@Prof.Tarfeather]

What a Hoot! Elsa Lachester was great. Thanks for the info about her Marriage to John Houston? Gee golly wiz this was a brave move on the part of the Studio to release the film during the War! No wonder the reviews were not so jolly?

[@adam28xx]

I assume you mean her marriage to Charles Laughton. She certainly was never one of John Huston's five wives. She and Laughton remained married until his death in 1962.

[@petersanmiguel1468]

The "eye" is like supernatural faith in Psalm 91.

[@rebekeademirleal4130]

Clássico bom para assisti mais nao tem legenda embutida em portugues.

[@walterlane99]

Nice movie. But why did that german officer stand in the office and fire into the air?

[@adam28xx]

Elsa was pretending to be deaf and dumb and he was checking out whether she'd hear the gunshot. However, she saw his reflection in the glass so knew what was coming and didn't jump out of her skin.

[@walterlane99]

@@adam28xx Right. I see that now. But it would have made more sense to just yell or slap his hands rather than fire a gun inside an office. But such is the logic of some films.

[@nonenoneonenonenone]

@@walterlane99 They had already done that.

[@baronmulberry7847]

Its not easy to realistically play a cleaning lady as Elsa L does here and have the viewer completely captivated by her. Yes America is free of class prejudice--and if you buy that, ive got s great deal on a bridge for sale.😃😅😜

[@numberstimes]

We are about to go through the technical side of ww 3

[@mariacarter6954]

@@emmaemma6641 Yep 😕

[@marjorjorietillman856]

😅Elsa Lanchester was so likeable. I see why Charles Laughton married her, even though they played on different teams!🙃

[@evelynpendall9507]

Isn't that slender Actress with dark hair the same who played in The Bride of Frankenstein?! Has to be her! I didn't know she was English.

[@adam28xx]

It clearly says she was "The Bride of Frankenstein" in the first paragraph under video!

[@Liberatus]

Lots of fun eh what.!!

[@bridgetbarnes5832]

Zzz

[@bardotbardo3633]

This is too ridiculous and have stopped watching.

[@gavinreid8351]

Your loss.