Ticket of Leave (film)

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Ticket of Leave
Directed by Michael Hankinson
Written byMargaret McDonnell
Vera Allinson
Michael Hankinson
Produced by Anthony Havelock-Allan
Starring Dorothy Boyd
John Clements
George Merritt
Wally Patch
Cinematography Francis Carver
Production
company
Distributed by Paramount British Pictures
Release date
January 1936
Running time
69 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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. [1] The screenplay concerns a woman who joins forces with a criminal after he robs her flat. [2] The title refers to the ticket of leave given to prisoners when they were released from jail.

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References

  1. Wood p.88
  2. Chibnall p.286

Bibliography

Ticket of Leave at IMDb