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The Ticket-of-Leave Man (other)
The Ticket-of-Leave Man or The Ticket of Leave Man may refer to: * ''The Ticket-of-Leave Man'' (play), an 1863 play by Tom Taylor * ''The Ticket of Leave Man'' (1912 film), an Australian film directed by Gaston Mervale * ''The Ticket-of-Leave Man'' (1914 film), an American film * ''The Ticket-of-Leave Man'' (1918 film), a British film directed by Bert Haldane * The Ticket of Leave Man (1937 film), a British film starring Tod Slaughter See also * Ticket of Leave {{DEFAULTSORT:Ticket-of-Leave Man, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ticket-of-Leave Man (play)
''The Ticket-of-Leave Man'' is an 1863 stage melodrama in four acts by the British writer Tom Taylor, based on a French drama, ''Le Retour de Melun''. It takes its name from the Ticket of Leave issued to convicts when they were released from jail on parole. A recently returned convict is blackmailed by another man into committing a robbery, but is rescued thanks to the intervention of a detective. It has been described as probably being the first play about a detective. The play introduced the character of Hawkshaw the Detective, with "Hawkshaw" becoming a synonym for a detective. It was not well received by critics, but proved very popular with audiences and was constantly revived, becoming one of the standard works of Victorian melodrama. First production The play was first produced in March 1863 at the Olympic Theatre in London. The cast included Henry Gartside Neville as Robert Brierly, Horace Wigan as Hawkshaw, Robert Soutar as Green Jones and Kate Saville as May Edward ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ticket Of Leave Man (1912 Film)
''The Ticket of Leave Man'' is a 1912 Australian silent film directed by Gaston Mervale starring Louise Lovely. Plot John Galloway serves time in prison and gets his ticket of leave. He rescues Lady Northon from some roadside ruffians, and her belief in him encourages him to reform. However his old associates, led by Yellow Rose, are keen to get him to participate in a bank robbery. John refuses, the robbery goes ahead and Yellow Rose hides some stolen papers. John is blamed and the gang's hiding place is raided. John manages to escape the police, clear his name and reunite with Lady Norton. Cast * Louise Lovely as Louise Carbasse Production The film was the last production of the Australian Life Biograph Company The Australian Life Biograph Company was a short lived Australian film production company in the silent era. It funded many of the early films of Gaston Mervale and Louise Lovely. The company was formed in 1911 with capital of £6,000 and was bas ... and was likely ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ticket-of-Leave Man (1914 Film)
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The Ticket-of-Leave Man or The Ticket of Leave Man may refer to: * ''The Ticket-of-Leave Man'' (play), an 1863 play by Tom Taylor * ''The Ticket of Leave Man'' (1912 film), an Australian film directed by Gaston Mervale * ''The Ticket-of-Leave Man'' (1914 film), an American film * ''The Ticket-of-Leave Man'' (1918 film), a British film directed by Bert Haldane * The Ticket of Leave Man (1937 film), a British film starring Tod Slaughter See also * Ticket of Leave A ticket of leave was a document of parole issued to convicts who had shown they could now be trusted with some freedoms. Originally the ticket was issued in Britain and later adapted by the United States, Canada, and Ireland. Jurisdictions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ticket-of-Leave Man (1918 Film)
''The Ticket-of-Leave Man'' is a 1918 British silent crime film directed by Bert Haldane and starring Daphne Glenne, George Foley and Aubrey Fitzmaurice. It is an adaptation of the 1863 melodrama '' The Ticket-of-Leave Man'' by Tom Taylor.Goble p.455 Cast * Daphne Glenne as May Edwards * George Foley as Bob Brierley * Aubrey Fitzmaurice as Hawkshaw * Wilfred Benson as James Tiger Dalton * Rolf Leslie Rolf Leslie was a British actor born in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, UK. Selected filmography * ''Sixty Years a Queen'' (1913) * '' East Lynne'' (1913) * '' Lights of London'' (1914) * ''Jane Shore'' (1915) * '' The Faith of a Child'' (191 ... as Melter Moss * Rachel de Solla as Mrs. Willoughby * George Harrington as Eliza References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1918 films 1910s historical films British silent feature films British historical films F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ticket Of Leave Man (1937 Film)
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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