''Ticket to a Crime'' is a 1934 American

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directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring

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, Lois Wilson and

Lola Lane Lola Lane (born Dorothy Mullican; May 21, 1906 – June 22, 1981) was an American actress and one of the Lane Sisters with her sisters Leota, Rosemary, and Priscilla Lane. She appeared on Broadway and in films from the 1920s to 1940s. Early yea ...

.Langman & Finn p.270 A

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and his assistant solve a murder at a

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Cast

as Clay Holt * Lois Wilson as Elaine Purdy *

as Peggy Cummings * James Burke as Detective Lt. John Aloysius McGinnis * Charles Ray as Courtney Mallory *

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as Willis Purdy * Hyram A. Hoover as Jerry Papolas * John Elliott as Mr. Davidson

References

Bibliography

* Larry Langman & Daniel Finn. ''A Guide to American Crime Films of the Thirties''. Greenwood Press, 1995.

External links

* 1934 films 1930s mystery films 1930s English-language films American mystery films Films directed by Lewis D. Collins American black-and-white films American action films 1930s action films American crime films 1930s crime films 1930s American films {{mystery-film-stub