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.
| Ticket of Leave | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Michael Hankinson |
| Written by | Margaret 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 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Cast edit
- 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
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Bibliography edit
- 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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