THREE ON A TICKET(1947) - colorized

Three on a Ticket is a 1947 American crime film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Fred Myton. It is based on the 1942 novel The Corpse Came Calling by Brett Halliday. The film stars Hugh Beaumont, Cheryl Walker, Paul Bryar, Ralph Dunn, Louise Currie, Gavin Gordon, Charles Quigley and Douglas Fowley. The film was released on April 4, 1947, by Producers Releasing Corporation.[1][2][3]
Plot
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.
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Cast

Hugh Beaumont as Michael Shayne
Cheryl Walker as Phyllis Hamilton
Paul Bryar as Tim Rourke
Ralph Dunn as Inspector Pete Rafferty
Louise Currie as Helen Brimstead
Gavin Gordon as Pearson aka Barton
Charles Quigley as Kurt Leroy
Douglas Fowley as Mace Morgan
Noel Cravat as Trigger
Charles King as Drunk
Brooks Benedict as Jim Lacy