Ticket of Leave (film)

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Ticket of Leave

| image =

| caption =

| director = Michael Hankinson

| producer = Anthony Havelock-Allan

| writer = Margaret McDonnell
Vera Allinson
Michael Hankinson

| starring = Dorothy Boyd
John Clements
George Merritt
Wally Patch

| music =

| cinematography = Francis Carver

| editing =

| studio = British and Dominions

| distributor = Paramount British Pictures

| released = {{Film date|1936|01|}}

| runtime = 69 minutes

| country = United Kingdom

| language = English

| budget =

| gross =

}}

Ticket of Leave is a 1936 British crime film directed by Michael Hankinson and starring Dorothy Boyd, John Clements and George Merritt. It was made as a quota quickie at British and Dominions Elstree Studios by the British subsidiary of Paramount Pictures.Wood p.88 The screenplay concerns a woman who joins forces with a criminal after he robs her flat.Chibnall p.286 The title refers to the ticket of leave given to prisoners when they were released from jail.

Cast

References

{{reflist}}

Bibliography

  • Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
  • Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927–1939. British Film Institute, 1986.