The Ticket of Leave Man (1937)
- Directed by
- George King
- Genre
- thriller film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 11m
- Rating
- 5.6 of 10 from 14 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A convict is released on parole but finds himself tangled in crime and deception. A detective hunts for the truth amid betrayal and danger.
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What happens
The Ticket of Leave Man is a 1937 British thriller film directed by George King and starring Tod Slaughter, John Warwick and Marjorie Taylor. It was written by H. F. Maltby and A.R. Rawlinson based on the 1863 melodrama The Ticket-of-Leave Man by Tom Taylor that introduced the character Hawkshaw the Detective. The film's title refers to the ticket of leave, which was issued to convicts when they were released. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Green Cockatoo (1937)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.