Two Tickets to London
{{short description|1943 drama film directed by Edwin L. Marin}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Two Tickets to London
| image = Two tickets to london poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical poster
| director = Edwin L. Marin
| producer = Edwin L. Marin
| writer = Tom Reed
| narrator =
| starring = Michèle Morgan
Alan Curtis
C. Aubrey Smith
| music = Frank Skinner
| cinematography = Milton R. Krasner
| editing = Milton Carruth
| studio = Universal Pictures
| distributor = Universal Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1943|6|18}}
| runtime = 78 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Two Tickets to London is a 1943 American drama film made by Universal Pictures, and directed by Edwin L. Marin.{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/740|title=AFI-Catalog|website=catalog.afi.com}} The screenplay was written by Tom Reed, based on story by Roy William Neill.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/94273/two-tickets-to-london#credits|title=Two Tickets to London (1943) - Full Credits - TCM.com|website=Turner Classic Movies}} The film stars Michèle Morgan and Alan Curtis.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/two-tickets-to-london-v114871/cast-crew|title=Two Tickets to London (1943) - Edwin L. Marin - Cast and Crew|website=AllMovie}}
Plot
A U.S. naval officer is found guilty for treason, but escapes with the help of a café entertainer.
Cast
- Michèle Morgan as Jeanne
- Alan Curtis as First Mate Dan Driscoll
- C. Aubrey Smith as Admiralty Detective Fairchild
- Barry Fitzgerald as Captain McCardle
- Dooley Wilson as Accordionist
- Robert Warwick as Ormsby
- Matthew Boulton as Brighton
- Tarquin Olivier as Roddy, Jeanne's son
- Oscar O'Shea as Mr. Tinkle
- Mary Gordon as Mrs. Tinkle
- Holmes Herbert as Kilgallen
- Mary Forbes as Dame Dunne Hartley
- Marie De Becker as Barmaid (uncredited)
Critical reception
Allmovie wrote "Too expensive for a B"-picture, yet not quite an A, Two Tickets to London is an acceptable vehicle for French leading lady Michele Morgan and Universal contract player Alan Curtis;"{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/two-tickets-to-london-v114871|title=Two Tickets to London (1943) - Edwin L. Marin - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related|website=AllMovie}} while TV Guide called it "A standard programmer," and rated it 2/5 stars.{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/two-tickets-to-london/review/121547|title=Two Tickets To London - TV Guide|website=TVGuide.com}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{AFI film|740|Two Tickets to London}}
- {{TCMDb title|94273}}
- {{IMDb title|0036467}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20211121225220/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b945950 Two Tickets to London] at the British Film Institute{{better source needed|reason=Help request: a live link can be searched for at https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/search/expert - if available, replace the archive URL with the live link. Or if none found, remove this 'better source needed' template. | date=October 2023}}
{{Edwin L. Marin}}
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:1940s English-language films
Category:Films directed by Edwin L. Marin
Category:Universal Pictures films
Category:World War II films made in wartime
Category:Films scored by Frank Skinner
Category:English-language drama films
{{1940s-drama-film-stub}}