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Girl in the News (1940)

6.4/10 1h 18m Aug 28, 1940
Crime Thriller

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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Movie Details

Original Title Girl in the News
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.3

Cast

Margaret Lockwood
Margaret Lockwood
Anne Graham
Popularity: 2.7
Barry K. Barnes
Barry K. Barnes
Stephen Farringdon
Popularity: 0.3
Emlyn Williams
Emlyn Williams
Tracy
Popularity: 1.6
Roger Livesey
Roger Livesey
Bill Maher
Popularity: 7.5
Basil Radford
Basil Radford
Doctor Threadgrove
Popularity: 6.0
Margaretta Scott
Margaretta Scott
Judith Bentley
Popularity: 9.6
Wyndham Goldie
Wyndham Goldie
Edward Bentley
Popularity: 3.2
Irene Handl
Irene Handl
Gertrude Mary Blaker
Popularity: 12.4
Mervyn Johns
Mervyn Johns
James Fetherwood
Popularity: 3.7
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Betty Jardine
Elsie
Popularity: 0.2
Kathleen Harrison
Kathleen Harrison
Cook
Popularity: 3.9
Felix Aylmer
Felix Aylmer
Prosecuting Counsel
Popularity: 11.0

Key Crew

Director Carol Reed
Screenplay Sidney Gilliat
Producer Edward Black
Editor R. E. Dearing

Production

20th Century Fox
US

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Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 7/10
Jun 23, 2022

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 ... Read more

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Details
Release Date August 28, 1940
Runtime 1h 18m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.3
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