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Ticket of Leave (film)

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Ticket of Leave
Directed byMichael Hankinson
Written byMargaret McDonnell
Vera Allinson
Michael Hankinson
Produced byAnthony Havelock-Allan
StarringDorothy Boyd
John Clements
George Merritt
Wally Patch
CinematographyFrancis Carver
Production
company
Distributed byParamount British Pictures
Release date
  • January 1936 (1936-01)
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.

Cast

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References

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

Bibliography

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  • 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.
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Ticket of Leave at IMDb