Three on a Ticket

Apr 4, 1947

1h 4m

★ 5.8

IT'S HIS GREATEST ADVENTURE!

Overview

A private detective, who has been shot, stumbles into the office of Michael Shayne (Hugh Beaumont), and dies before Shayne can question him. Shayne finds a baggage ticket in his hand. He claims it and finds the checked-bag contains the loot from a robbery. Now, he has about fifty minutes left of the running time to find the crooks, bring them to justice and return the money to the rightful owners. And needs all of it.

Genres

Comedy

Crime

Mystery

Production Companies

PRC

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Cast

Michael Shayne

Hugh Beaumont

Phyllis Hamilton

Cheryl Walker

Tim Rourke

Paul Bryar

Inspector Pete Rafferty

Ralph Dunn

Helen Brimstead

Louise Currie

Pearson aka Barton

Gavin Gordon

Kurt Leroy

Charles Quigley

Mace Morgan

Douglas Fowley

Trigger

Noel Cravat

Drunk

Charles King

Jim Lacy

Brooks Benedict

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