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Ticket to a Crime (1934)

NR · 1934-12-14 · 1h 4m · EN
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A FAMOUS DETECTIVE ACCEPTS AN INVITATION TO A MURDER!

After a jeweler hires a private detective to help him find $50,000 missing from his company, he is murdered while attending a society party; and the private eye, aided by his comely secretary, vies with a bumbling police detective to find the murderer among several suspects, including the dead man's daughter, her current husband, her former husband, and an ex-convict.

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Lewis D. CollinsDirector

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Ralph GravesRalph GravesClay HoltLola LaneLola LanePeggy CummingsJames BurkeJames BurkeDetective Lt. John Aloysius McGinnisLois WilsonLois WilsonElaine PurdyEdward EarleEdward EarleWillard PurdyHyram A. HooverHyram A. HooverJerry PapolasCharles RayCharles RayCourtney MalloryJohn ElliottJohn ElliottMr. DavidsonJohn Webb DillionJohn Webb DillionInspector TylerVance CarrollVance CarrollPoliceman

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MurderPolice detectiveEx-conApartmentHigh societyPrivate investigatorDivorced womanSecretaryJewelryJewelerEx husbandMissing moneySociety partySeveral suspectsCurrent husbandKnown criminalComical detective

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Genre affinityCrimeTheme affinityMurder · Police Detective · Ex ConPacingShortDirector preference353386Actor preference277472 · 330394 · 356717Country preferenceUs

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What is Ticket to a Crime about?

After a jeweler hires a private detective to help him find $50,000 missing from his company, he is murdered while attending a society party; and the private eye, aided by his comely secretary, vies with a bumbling police detective to find the murderer among several suspects, including the dead man's daughter, her current husband, her former husband, and an ex-convict.

How long is Ticket to a Crime?

Ticket to a Crime has a runtime of 64 minutes.