Headline Hunters (1968 film)

Headline Hunters
Opening titles
Directed by	Jonathan Ingrams
Written by	C.M. Pennington-Richards Jonathan Ingrams
Story by	Geoffrey Bond
Produced by	Frank Godwin
Starring	Leonard Brockwell Susan Payne Stephen Garlick
Cinematography	Mark Mcdonald
Edited by	Richard Mason
Music by	Harry Robinson
Production company	Ansus Films
Distributed by	Children's Film Foundation (UK)
Release date	September 1968 (1968-09)(UK)
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Headline Hunters is a 1968 British children's drama film directed by Jonathan Ingrams and starring Leonard Brockwell, Susan Payne, Stephen Garlick, Bill Owen, David Lodge and Frank Williams. ^{[1] [2] [3]} It was distributed by the Children's Film Foundation.

Plot

A bunch of kids help run the local newspaper after their father becomes ill. In the process they foil a robbery at a local factory.

Cast

• Leonard Brockwell as Terry Hunter
• Susan Payne as Joan Hunter
• Stephen Garlick as Peter Hunter
• Jeffrey Chandler as Alec
• Bill Owen as Henry
• Reginald Marsh as Bogshot
• Keith Smith as Fustwick
• Glyn Houston as Gresham
• David Lodge as Harry
• Dermot Kelly as Ernie
• Frank Williams as Carter
• Malcolm Epstein as Percy
• David Beale as Hunter
• Maureen O'Reilly as Mrs. Hunter

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A crisp, clear, unpretentious and oddly touching little film. It has all the right ingredients for a children's film – an exciting but not too implausible story, experienced and reliable adult players, a minimum of dialogue and, above all, a director with a narrative flair and a rare gift for evoking natural responses from child actors. There is a splendid suspense sequence at the climax, plenty of casual humour, and even a touch of visual poetry." ^[4]

TV Guide noted "Definitely for the younger viewer." ^[5]

References

1. "Headline Hunters". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
2. "Headline Hunters (1968)". BFI. Archived from the original on 3 July 2019.
3. "Headline Hunters (1968) - Jonathan Ingrams | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie.
4. "Headline Hunters". The Monthly Film Bulletin . 35 (408): 180. 1 January 1968. ProQuest   1305825968.
5. "Headline Hunters | TV Guide". TVGuide.com.

External links

• Headline Hunters at IMDb