Ticket of Leave (film)

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	British and Dominions
Distributed by	Paramount British Pictures
Release date	January 1936 (1936-01)
Running time	69 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

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

• 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

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

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, 1927–1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

• Ticket of Leave at IMDb