The Ticket of Leave Man (1937 film)

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The Ticket of Leave Man
Directed byGeorge King
Written byH.F. Maltby (writer)
A.R. Rawlinson (writer)
StarringSee below
CinematographyHone Glendinning
Edited byRobert Walters
Music byJack Beaver
Release date
  • 1937 (1937)
Running time
71 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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] 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.

Plot summary

A man is wrongly accused of a series of killings, leaving him to hunt the real murderer.

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