Ticket of Leave (film)
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{{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 =
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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
- Dorothy Boyd as Lillian Walters
- John Clements as Lucky Fisher
- George Merritt as Inspector Black
- Max Kirby as Goodman
- Wally Patch as Sergeant Knott
- Enid Lindsey as Edith Groves
- J. Neil More as Sir Richard Groves
- Molly Hamley-Clifford as Old Rose
References
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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.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0027106}}
Category:Films directed by Michael Hankinson
Category:Films produced by Anthony Havelock-Allan
Category:British black-and-white films
Category:British and Dominions Studios films
Category:Films shot at Imperial Studios, Elstree
Category:1930s English-language films
Category:English-language crime films
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