Movie Description
Girl in the News
(1940)Overview
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 arise.
Featured Crew
- Director : Carol Reed
- Producer : Edward Black
- Editor : R. E. Dearing
- Cast : Margaret Lockwood,Barry K. Barnes,Emlyn Williams,Roger Livesey,Basil Radford,Margaretta Scott,Wyndham Goldie,Irene Handl,Mervyn Johns,Betty Jardine,Kathleen Harrison,Felix Aylmer,Roland Culver,Mark Daly,Arthur Denton,Leo Genn,Bryan Herbert,Michael Hordern,Roddy Hughes,James Knight,Gordon McLeod,Charles Paton,Jack Raine,Edward Rigby,Jerry Verno
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)
Taxi Driver (Uncredited)
Ticket Collector (Uncredited)
Prosecuting Counsel (Uncredited)
Witness (Uncredited)
Assistant Prosecuting Counsel (Uncredited)
Doctor (Uncredited)
Traffic Policeman (Uncredited)
Chief Inspector (Uncredited)
Chemist (Uncredited)
Detective Smith (Uncredited)
Hospital Secretary (Uncredited)
Charlie, Prisoner in Police Car (Uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleGirl in the News
Status Released
Release Information
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1940-08-28
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 18m
Production Companies20th Century Fox
Genres
- Crime
- Thriller













































