Ticket to a Crime

Ticket to a Crime is a 1934 American mystery film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Ralph Graves, Lois Wilson and Lola Lane.^[1] A private detective and his assistant solve a murder at a country club.

Ticket to a Crime
Directed by	Lewis D. Collins
Written by	Carroll John Daly John T. Neville Charles A. Logue
Produced by	Max Alexander Peter E. Kassler
Starring	Ralph Graves Lois Wilson Lola Lane
Cinematography	Gilbert Warrenton
Edited by	S. Roy Luby George M. Merrick Holbrook N. Todd
Music by	Lee Zahler
Production company	Beacon Productions
Distributed by	Beacon Productions
Release date	December 15, 1934 (1934-12-15)
Running time	67 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The plot is based on pulp-fiction crime writer Carroll John Daly's 1934 short story of the same title, originally published in the magazine Dime Detective. Although Daly was one of the most popular pulp writers of his day, Ticket to a Crime was the only time his work was adapted to film.^[2]

Cast

• Ralph Graves as Clay Holt
• Lois Wilson as Elaine Purdy
• Lola Lane as Peggy Cummings
• James Burke as Detective Lt. John Aloysius McGinnis
• Charles Ray as Courtney Mallory
• Edward Earle as Willis Purdy
• Hyram A. Hoover as Jerry Papolas
• John Elliott as Mr. Davidson