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Girl in the News is a British-American thriller film first released in 1940,
directed by Carol Reed.
The film is based on a novel by Roy Vickers and stars Margaret Lockwood, Barry K. Barnes, Emlyn Williams, Roger Livesey and Margaretta Scott.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Carol Reed
- Script: Sidney Gilliat, Roy Vickers (novel)
- Photo: Otto Kanturek
- Music: Louis Levy, Charles Williams
- Cast: Margaret Lockwood (Anne Graham), Barry K. Barnes (Stephen Farringdon), Emlyn Williams (Tracy), Roger Livesey (Bill Mather), Margaretta Scott (Judith Bentley), Wyndham Goldie (Edward Bentley), Basil Radford (Doctor Threadgrove), Irene Handl (Gertrude Mary Blaker), Mervyn Johns (James Fetherwood), Betty Jardine (Elsie), Kathleen Harrison (Cook), Felix Aylmer (Prosecuting Counsel), V.R. Bateson (Man), Richard Bird (Man), Roland Culver (Police Inspector), Mark Daly (Taxi Driver), Arthur Denton (Ticket Collector), Leo Genn (Prosecuting Counsel), Bryan Herbert (Witness), Michael Hordern (Assistant Prosecuting Counsel), Roddy Hughes (Doctor), Allan Jeayes (Man), James Knight (Traffic Policeman), Aubrey Mallalieu (Man), Gordon McLeod (Chief Inspector), Charles Paton (Chemist), Jack Raine (Detective Smith), Edward Rigby (Hospital Secretary), Jerry Verno (Charlie (Prisoner In Police Car)), Ben Williams (Man), Pauline Winter (Woman)
- Country: UK / USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 78 min; B&W
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