Girl in the News 1940
6.8 / 10
Girl in the News
An elderly lady manages to sneak some pills away from her nurse and dies of an overdose. The nurse is tried for murder and acquitted. Some time later the nurse, under a new name and identity, cares for a patient who also dies of an overdose. When her real identity comes out, suspicions arouses.
An elderly lady manages to sneak some pills away from her nurse and dies of an overdose. The nurse is tried for murder and acquitted. Some time later the nurse, under a new name and identity, cares for a patient who also dies of an overdose. When her real identity comes out, suspicions arouses.
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... Anne Graham
... Stephen Farringdon
... Tracy
... Bill Maher
... Doctor Threadgrove
... Judith Bentley
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This has three strong ingredients for a murder mystery - Carol Reed in the chair, Sidney Gilliat at the typewriter and Margaret Lockwood on top form as the nurse "Anne Grahame". The latter is looking after a cantankerous old woman who is found dead by poisoning. Lockwood is tried for the murder, but is ably defended by "Stephen Farringdon" (Barry Barnes) and acquitted. In order to avoid the stigma, she changes her name to "Anne Lovell" and starts to look after another old person - this time one whose wife is having a fling with their chauffeur. When he dies, suddenly, Lockwood's past catches up with her and, naturally, the police led by Roger Livesey ("Sgt. Mather") - who just happens to be the flatmate of "Farringdon", who himself has now become a bit of her beau - set out to arrest her so the race is on to establish just who did what to whom. The pace is good; the performances from Lockwwod, Barnes and Livesey engaging - with a bit of help from a rather aloof Margaretta Scott as the scheming widow "Bentley" and a brief, but cleverly touching, contribution from Mervyn Johns - the blind barber! The courtroom scenes allow for a bit of Felix Aylmer and Basil Bradford before an ending that all came too quickly, and did rather let it down. It doesn't hang about, though and is well worth a watch.
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Release Date:
Aug 28, 1940 (United Kingdom)
Run Time:
1hr 18`
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Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
Status:
Released
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This has three strong ingredients for a murder mystery - Carol Reed in the chair, Sidney Gilliat at the typewriter and Margaret Lockwood on top form as the nurse "Anne Grahame". The latter is looking after a cantankerous old woman who is found dead by poisoning. Lockwood is tried for the murder, but is ably defended by "Stephen Farringdon" (Barry Barnes) and acquitted. In order to avoid the stigma, she changes her name to "Anne Lovell" and starts to look after another old person - this time one whose wife is having a fling with their chauffeur. When he dies, suddenly, Lockwood's past catches up with her and, naturally, the police led by Roger Livesey ("Sgt. Mather") - who just happens to be the flatmate of "Farringdon", who himself has now become a bit of her beau - set out to arrest her so the race is on to establish just who did what to whom. The pace is good; the performances from Lockwwod, Barnes and Livesey engaging - with a bit of help from a rather aloof Margaretta Scott as the scheming widow "Bentley" and a brief, but cleverly touching, contribution from Mervyn Johns - the blind barber! The courtroom scenes allow for a bit of Felix Aylmer and Basil Bradford before an ending that all came too quickly, and did rather let it down. It doesn't hang about, though and is well worth a watch.
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Girl in the News
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... Director
Cast
... Anne Graham
... Stephen Farringdon
... Tracy
... Bill Maher
... Doctor Threadgrove
... Judith Bentley
... Edward Bentley
... Gertrude Mary Blaker
... James Fetherwood
... Elsie
... Cook
... Prosecuting Counsel
... Police Inspector (Uncredited)
MD
Mark Daly... Taxi Driver (Uncredited)
... Ticket Collector (Uncredited)
... Prosecuting Counsel (Uncredited)
... Witness (Uncredited)
... Assistant Prosecuting Counsel (Uncredited)
... Doctor (Uncredited)
JK
James Knight... Traffic Policeman (Uncredited)
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EB
Edward Black... Producer
... Production Manager
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