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
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.
melodramaticsuspensefultheatricaldramaticfast-pacedgrittyold-fashionedtense
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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