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Girl in the News(1940)

  • Crime
  • Thriller
6.4

Overview

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.

Status:Released
Release Date:Aug 28, 1940
Runtime: 1h 18m

Director:

Carol Reed

Top 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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