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Ticket of Leave (film)
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Wikipedia article
'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
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, 19271939'. British Film Institute, 1986.
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