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Girl in the News( 1940)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Margaret Lockwood

      Anne Graham

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      Barry K. Barnes

      Stephen Farringdon

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      Emlyn Williams

      Tracy

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      Roger Livesey

      Bill Maher

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      Basil Radford

      Doctor Threadgrove

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      Margaretta Scott

      Judith Bentley

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      Wyndham Goldie

      Edward Bentley

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      Irene Handl

      Gertrude Mary Blaker

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      Mervyn Johns

      James Fetherwood

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      Betty Jardine

      Elsie

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      Kathleen Harrison

      Cook

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      Felix Aylmer

      Prosecuting Counsel

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      Roland Culver

      Police Inspector (Uncredited)

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      Mark Daly

      Taxi Driver (Uncredited)

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      Arthur Denton

      Ticket Collector (Uncredited)

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      Leo Genn

      Prosecuting Counsel (Uncredited)

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      Bryan Herbert

      Witness (Uncredited)

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      Michael Hordern

      Assistant Prosecuting Counsel (Uncredited)

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      Roddy Hughes

      Doctor (Uncredited)

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      James Knight

      Traffic Policeman (Uncredited)

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      Gordon McLeod

      Chief Inspector (Uncredited)

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      Charles Paton

      Chemist (Uncredited)

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      Jack Raine

      Detective Smith (Uncredited)

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      Edward Rigby

      Hospital Secretary (Uncredited)

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      Jerry Verno

      Charlie, Prisoner in Police Car (Uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Thu 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 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...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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