'Til We Meet Again is an inflated remake of 1932's
One Way Passage. As in the original, the hero is a convicted murderer en route to the death house by way of a merchant ship; the heroine is suffering from a terminal illness. Once more, hero and heroine fall in love, each keeping the facts of his or her imminent doom from the other. The principal difference this time is that instead of
William Powell and
Kay Francis, the stars are
George Brent and
Merle Oberon. This cast change does no damage to the basic storyline, but the decision in 'Til We Meet Again to expand upon the secondary romance between the arresting detective (
Pat O'Brien) and an accomplice of the condemned man (
Geraldine Fitzgerald) throws the focus of the film completely out of kilter. One decided benefit to both
One Way Passage and 'Til We Meet Again is the comic presence of
Frank McHugh, who plays the same role--a tipsy pickpocket--in both pictures. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide