Girl in the News (1940)
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Also known as Girl in the Case, this early Carol Reed effort tended to be dismissed or ignored by its director in later interviews. Even so, the film is a worthwhile effort, with an intricate and sometimes amusing script by Sydney Gilliat. Young lawyer Stephen Garringdon (Barry K. Barnes) manages to… More Also known as Girl in the Case, this early Carol Reed effort tended to be dismissed or ignored by its director in later interviews. Even so, the film is a worthwhile effort, with an intricate and sometimes amusing script by Sydney Gilliat. Young lawyer Stephen Garringdon (Barry K. Barnes) manages to clear his first client, nurse Anne Graham (Margaret Lockwood), of charges that she has been systematically murdering his patients. At first exultant, Garringdon begins suffering pangs of guilt because he never completely believed in his client's innocence. When another murder occurs during Anne's shift, the lawyer begins to wonder if he is actually an accessory after the fact. Admittedly, things look bad for Anne, but unexpected salvation is at hand in form of affable Mr. Tracy (Emlyn Williams), who knows a lot more about the killings than anyone else-except, of course, the victims. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Carol Reed
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense
Unrated,
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Looks like an Agatha Christie mystery.
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Cast
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Margaret Lockwood
as Anne Graham
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Barry Barnes
as Stephen Farringdon
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Emlyn Williams
as Tracy
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Roger Livesey
as Bill Mather
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Basil Radford
as Dr. Treadgrove
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Margaretta Scott
as Judith Bentley
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Wyndham Goldie
as Edward Bentley
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Irene Handl
as Miss Baker
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Mervyn Johns
as James Fetherwood
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Betty Jardine
as Elsie
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Kathleen Harrison
as Cook
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Felix Aylmer
as Prosecuting Counsel
