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Girl in the News

1940-08-28 Crime 1hr 18m

An elderly lady manages to sneak some pills away from her nurse and dies of an overdose. The nurse is tried for murder and acquitted. Some time later the nurse, under a new name and identity, cares for a patient who also dies of an overdose. When her real identity comes out, suspicions arouses.

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Storyline

An elderly lady manages to sneak some pills away from her nurse and dies of an overdose. The nurse is tried for murder and acquitted. Some time later the nurse, under a new name and identity, cares for a patient who also dies of an overdose. When her real identity comes out, suspicions arouses.

  • Released
    1940-08-28
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 18m
  • Genre
    Crime, Thriller
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
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  • Production
    20th Century Fox

Crew

Carol Reed
Director
Sidney Gilliat
Screenplay
Edward Black
Producer
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Cast

Margaret Lockwood

Margaret Lockwood
Anne Graham
Barry K. Barnes

Barry K. Barnes
Stephen Farringdon
Emlyn Williams

Emlyn Williams
Tracy
Roger Livesey

Roger Livesey
Bill Maher
Basil Radford

Basil Radford
Doctor Threadgrove
Margaretta Scott

Margaretta Scott
Judith Bentley
Wyndham Goldie

Wyndham Goldie
Edward Bentley
Irene Handl

Irene Handl
Gertrude Mary Blaker
Mervyn Johns

Mervyn Johns
James Fetherwood
Betty Jardine

Betty Jardine
Elsie
Kathleen Harrison

Kathleen Harrison
Cook
Felix Aylmer

Felix Aylmer
Prosecuting Counsel
Roland Culver

Roland Culver
Police Inspector (Uncredited)
Mark Daly

Mark Daly
Taxi Driver (Uncredited)
Arthur Denton

Arthur Denton
Ticket Collector (Uncredited)
Leo Genn

Leo Genn
Prosecuting Counsel (Uncredited)
Bryan Herbert

Bryan Herbert
Witness (Uncredited)
Michael Hordern

Michael Hordern
Assistant Prosecuting Counsel (Uncredited)
Roddy Hughes

Roddy Hughes
Doctor (Uncredited)
James Knight

James Knight
Traffic Policeman (Uncredited)
Gordon McLeod

Gordon McLeod
Chief Inspector (Uncredited)
Charles Paton

Charles Paton
Chemist (Uncredited)
Jack Raine

Jack Raine
Detective Smith (Uncredited)
Edward Rigby

Edward Rigby
Hospital Secretary (Uncredited)
Jerry Verno

Jerry Verno
Charlie, Prisoner in Police Car (Uncredited)

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-06-23

This has three strong ingredients for a murder mystery - Carol Reed in the chair, Sidney Gilliat at the typewriter and Margaret Lockwood on ... read more

This has three strong ingredients for a murder mystery - Carol Reed in the chair, Sidney Gilliat at the typewriter and Margaret Lockwood on top form as the nurse "Anne Grahame". The latter is looking after a cantankerous old woman who is found dead by poisoning. Lockwood is tried for the murder, but is ably defended by "Stephen Farringdon" (Barry Barnes) and acquitted. In order to avoid the stigma, she changes her name to "Anne Lovell" and starts to look after another old person - this time one whose wife is having a fling with their chauffeur. When he dies, suddenly, Lockwood's past catches up with her and, naturally, the police led by Roger Livesey ("Sgt. Mather") - who just happens to be the flatmate of "Farringdon", who himself has now become a bit of her beau - set out to arrest her so the race is on to establish just who did what to whom. The pace is good; the performances from Lockwwod, Barnes and Livesey engaging - with a bit of help from a rather aloof Margaretta Scott as the scheming widow "Bentley" and a brief, but cleverly touching, contribution from Mervyn Johns - the blind barber! The courtroom scenes allow for a bit of Felix Aylmer and Basil Bradford before an ending that all came too quickly, and did rather let it down. It doesn't hang about, though and is well worth a watch.

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A Review by CinemaSerf

This has three strong ingredients for a murder mystery - Carol Reed in the chair, Sidney Gilliat at the typewriter and Margaret Lockwood on top form as the nurse "Anne Grahame". The latter is looking after a cantankerous old woman who is fo...

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-06-23

This has three strong ingredients for a murder mystery - Carol Reed in the chair, Sidney Gilliat at the typewriter and Margaret Lockwood on top form as the nurse "Anne Grahame". The latter is looking ...

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