The Ticket of Leave Man is a 1937 British thriller film directed by George King and starring Tod Slaughter, John Warwick and Marjorie Taylor.[1] It was based on The Ticket-of-Leave Man, an 1863 melodrama by Tom Taylor which introduced the character Hawkshaw the Detective. It takes its name from the Ticket of leave which was issued to convicts when they were released.
| The Ticket of Leave Man | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | George King |
| Written by | H. F. Maltby (writer) A.R. Rawlinson (writer) |
| Starring | See below |
| Cinematography | Hone Glendinning |
| Edited by | Robert Walters |
| Music by | Jack Beaver |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot edit
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A man is wrongly accused of a series of killings, leaving him to hunt the real murderer.
Cast edit
- Tod Slaughter as The Tiger
- John Warwick as Robert Brierly
- Marjorie Taylor as May Edwards
- Frank Cochran as Melter Moss
- Robert Adair as Hawkshaw the Detective
- Peter Gawthorne as Joshua Gibson
- Jenny Lynn as Mrs. Willoughby
- Arthur West Payne as Sam Willoughby
- Norman Pierce as Maltby
- Billy Bray as Jackson
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