Headline (film)
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| Directed by | John Harlow |
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| Cinematography | Geoffrey Faithfull |
| Edited by | Francis Cockburn |
| Music by | Percival Mackey |
Production company | John Corfield Productions |
| Distributed by | Associated British Film Distributors |
Release date | 24 January 1944 |
Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Headline is a 1944 British thriller film directed by John Harlow and starring David Farrar, Anne Crawford, William Hartnell and John Stuart.[1] It was based on the 1933 novel Reporter! by Ken Attiwill.[2] Its plot involves a crime reporter who searches for a mystery woman who has witnessed a murder. It was shot at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith. The film's sets were designed by the art director James Carter.
Cast[edit]
- David Farrar as 'Brookie ' Brooks
- Anne Crawford as Anne
- John Stuart as L.B. Ellington
- Antoinette Cellier as Mrs. Margaret Ellington
- William Hartnell as Dell
- Anthony Hawtrey as Paul Grayson
- Richard Goolden as Arthur Jones
- Lorna Tarbat as Betty
- Merle Tottenham as Mrs. Deans
- Joss Ambler as Chief Sub-Editor
- Nancy O'Neil as Molly Dean
- Ian McLean as Inspector Dodds
- Elsie Wagstaff as Mrs. Daly
- Edgar Driver as Photographer
References[edit]
- ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | HEADLINE (1943)". Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
- ^ Goble p.18
Bibliography[edit]
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links[edit]
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Categories:
- 1944 films
- British thriller films
- 1940s thriller films
- Films directed by John Harlow
- British black-and-white films
- Films about journalists
- Films shot at Riverside Studios
- Films based on Australian novels
- Films scored by Percival Mackey
- 1940s English-language films
- 1940s British films
- 1940s British film stubs
- 1940s thriller film stubs