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The Girl in the News

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  • 1h 18m
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6.8/10
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The Girl in the News (1940)
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Nurse Anne Graham (Margaret Lockwood) is controversially, but rightly, acquitted of murder after her elderly patient dies under suspicious circumstances. Changing her name, she gets a positi... Read allNurse Anne Graham (Margaret Lockwood) is controversially, but rightly, acquitted of murder after her elderly patient dies under suspicious circumstances. Changing her name, she gets a position nursing wheelchair-bound Edward Bentley (Wyndham Goldie), little suspecting that his wi... Read allNurse Anne Graham (Margaret Lockwood) is controversially, but rightly, acquitted of murder after her elderly patient dies under suspicious circumstances. Changing her name, she gets a position nursing wheelchair-bound Edward Bentley (Wyndham Goldie), little suspecting that his wife and the butler are lovers setting Anne up so that when Bentley is found dead, it looks ... Read all
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304
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POPULARITY
103,277
23,658
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    • Director
      • Carol Reed
    • Writers
      • Sidney Gilliat(screenplay)
      • Roy Vickers(from the novel by)
    • Stars
      • Margaret Lockwood
      • Barry K. Barnes
      • Emlyn Williams
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Carol Reed
    • Writers
      • Sidney Gilliat(screenplay)
      • Roy Vickers(from the novel by)
    • Stars
      • Margaret Lockwood
      • Barry K. Barnes
      • Emlyn Williams
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    • 9User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Barry K. Barnes in The Girl in the News (1940)
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    Barry K. Barnes and Margaret Lockwood in The Girl in the News (1940)
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    Margaret Lockwood
    Margaret Lockwood
    • Anne Graham a.k.a. Anne Lovell
    Barry K. Barnes
    Barry K. Barnes
    • Stephen Farringdon
    Emlyn Williams
    Emlyn Williams
    • Tracy
    Roger Livesey
    Roger Livesey
    • Bill Mather
    Margaretta Scott
    Margaretta Scott
    • Judith Bentley
    Wyndham Goldie
    • Edward Bentley
    Basil Radford
    Basil Radford
    • Dr. Tredgrove
    Irene Handl
    Irene Handl
    • Gertrude Mary Blaker
    Mervyn Johns
    Mervyn Johns
    • James Fetherwood
    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
    • Ticket Collector
    • (uncredited)
    Leo Genn
    Leo Genn
    • Prosecuting Counsel - First Trial
    • (uncredited)
    Bryan Herbert
    • Witness
    • (uncredited)
    Michael Hordern
    Michael Hordern
    • Assistant Prosecuting Counsel - Second Trial
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Carol Reed
    • Writers
      • Sidney Gilliat(screenplay)
      • Roy Vickers(from the novel by)
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    • Trivia
      Third theatrical movie of Sir Michael Hordern (Assistant Prosecuting Counsel). His first two were "A Girl Must Live" (1939) and "Band Waggon" (1940).
    • Quotes

      Bill Mather: You took your chance like a Marshall Hall.

      Stephen Farringdon: I wouldn't say that.

      Bill Mather: You ought to be able to start up a nice business - 'gallows cheated at reasonable rates'

    • Soundtracks
      Quartet No.1, Op.11: Andante
      (uncredited)

      Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Arranged by Louis Levy

    User reviews9

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    9/10
    Excellent cast in absorbing, gentle courtroom drama
    Very good script by Gilliat based on a novel. Likable protagonists and support characters, as well as nearly-likable villains in a wonderful cast who work pleasingly together.

    I'm glad Barnes, not Redgrave (apparently as originally planned), fell into the role of "Stephen." Barnes is gentlemanly distant and professional, but obviously protective of Lockwood as friend and client. Redgrave might have handled the role in a cheesier, more intimate manner, not appropriate in this quiet script. Livesey provides a friendly but professional touch as Barnes' policeman flat-mate.

    Refreshing to see characters interact without sturm und drang for a change, in well-paced unfolding of Barnes' defense of Lockwood.

    Enjoyed this movie very much. There aren't many that succeed in first gear - maybe "A Canterbury Tale" is another such, but there aren't many others.
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    • Sep 26, 2017

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    • Release date
      • January 31, 1941 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Komplott!
    • Filming locations
      • Gaumont-British Studios, Lime Grove, Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century-Fox Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 18 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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