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Inspector Birkett and Sergeant Saunders are called in to investigate the murder of a glamorous model. It becomes apparent that the girl had led a chequered life and her acquaintances included drug dealers. Jordan and Hammond Barker are reluctant to help but when the police finally make an arrest, another murder occurs in a seedy Soho |
Inspector Birkett and Sergeant Saunders are called in to investigate the murder of a glamorous model. It becomes apparent that the girl had led a chequered life and her acquaintances included drug dealers. Jordan and Hammond Barker are reluctant to help but when the police finally make an arrest, another murder occurs in a seedy Soho jazz café. But are the two murders connected?<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jeremy-brett.com/jeremys-work/filmography/girl-in-the-headlines-1963/ |title='Girl in the Headlines' (1963) |publisher=Jeremy-brett.com |date= |accessdate=2014-06-19}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 19:00, 16 August 2019
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| Directed by | Michael Truman |
| Written by | Patrick Campbell Vivienne Knight |
| Starring | Ian Hendry Ronald Fraser Jeremy Brett Jane Asher |
| Cinematography | Stanley Pavey |
| Edited by | Frederick Wilson |
| Music by | John Addison |
Production companies | British Lion Film Corporation Viewfinder Films Ltd. |
| Distributed by | Bryanston Films |
Release date | 15 November 1963 (London) (UK) |
Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £130,000[1] |
Girl in the Headlines (AKA The Model Girl Murder Case) is a 1963 British detective film directed by Michael Truman and starring Ian Hendry,[2] Ronald Fraser, Jeremy Brett, and Jane Asher.[3] It is based on the novel The Nose on my Face by actor Laurence Payne.[4]
Plot
Inspector Birkett and Sergeant Saunders are called in to investigate the murder of a glamorous model. It becomes apparent that the girl had led a chequered life and her acquaintances included drug dealers. Jordan and Hammond Barker are reluctant to help but when the police finally make an arrest, another murder occurs in a seedy Soho jazz café. But are the two murders connected?[5]
Cast
- Ian Hendry – Inspector Birkett
- Ronald Fraser – Sergeant Saunders
- Margaret Johnston – Mrs Gray
- Natasha Parry – Perlita Barker
- Jeremy Brett – Jordan Barker
- Kieron Moore – Herter
- Peter Arne – Hammond Barker
- Jane Asher – Lindy Birkett
- Rosalie Crutchley – Maude Klein
- Robert Harris – William Lamotte
- Duncan Macrae – Barney
- Zena Walker – Mildred Birkett
- James Villiers – David Dane
- Alan White – Inspector Blackwell
- Martin Boddey – Inspector
- Marie Burke – Madame Lavalle
- Patrick Holt – Walbrook
- Douglas Muir – Fingerprint Expert
Critical reception
'Britmovie' called the film a "cleverly plotted thriller directed by ex-Ealing editor/producer Michael Truman... Hendry's committed performance and Fraser's underplayed support dominate the film as the two policemen on the case."[4]
References
- ^ Petrie, Duncan James (2017). "Bryanston Films : An Experiment in Cooperative Independent Production and Distribution" (PDF). Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television: 7. ISSN 1465-3451.
- ^ "Official Website of Ian Hendry". Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | GIRL IN THE HEADLINES (1963)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ a b "Girl in the Headlines 1963 | Britmovie | Home of British Films". Britmovie. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ "'Girl in the Headlines' (1963)". Jeremy-brett.com. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
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