Girl in the Headlines

Girl in the Headlines
Girl in the Headlines
Directed by	Michael Truman
Written by	Patrick Campbell; Vivienne Knight
Based on	The Nose on My Face; by Laurence Payne
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 (UK)
Release dates	15 November 1963 (London, UK);
Running time	94 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	£130,000

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 1961 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?

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. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Girl in the Headlines 1963 | Britmovie | Home of British Films". Britmovie. Retrieved 19 June 2014.

External links[]

Girl in the Headlines at IMDb

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[1] 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.

[Hendry-2] "Official Website of Ian Hendry". Retrieved 6 July 2013.

[3] "BFI | Film & TV Database | GIRL IN THE HEADLINES (1963)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2014.

[britmovie1-4] "Girl in the Headlines 1963 | Britmovie | Home of British Films". Britmovie. Retrieved 19 June 2014.

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