Headline (film)
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- Kenneth Attiwill (novel)
- Ralph Gilbert Bettison
- Maisie Sharman
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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 |
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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][2] It was written by Ralph Gilbert Bettison and Maisie Sharman based on the 1933 novel Reporter! by Ken Attiwill.[3] Its plot involves a crime reporter who searches for a mystery woman who has witnessed a murder.
Crime reporter 'Brookie' Brooks is instructed by his Ellington, his editor, to find the mystery woman who was in Paul Grayson's flat when Grayson murdered another woman. The mystery woman turns out to be Ellington's wife, and she is now being blackmailed by Grayson. Brooks uncovers the truth and succeeds in protecting Ellington from scandal.
Cast
- David Farrar as 'Brookie' Brooks
- Anne Crawford as Anne
- John Stuart as L.B. Ellington
- William Hartnell as Dell (credited as Billy Hartnell)
- Antoinette Cellier as Mrs Margaret Ellington
- Anthony Hawtrey as Paul Grayson
- Richard Goolden as Arthur Jones
- Merle Tottenham as Mrs Deans
- Lorna Tarbat as Betty
- Joss Ambler as Chief Sub-Editor
- Nancy O'Neil as Molly Dean
- Elsie Wagstaff as Mrs Daly
- Ian McLean as Inspector Dodds
- Edgar Driver (uncredited) as photographer
Production
It was shot at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith. The film's sets were designed by the art director James Carter.