Headline (film)

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Headline
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Directed by John Harlow
Written by
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Geoffrey Faithfull
Edited byFrancis Cockburn
Music by Percival Mackey
Production
company
John Corfield Productions
Distributed by Associated British Film Distributors
Release date
  • 24 January 1944 (1944-01-24)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
Language English

Headline is a 1944 British thriller film directed by John Harlow and starring David Farrar, Anne Crawford, William Hartnell and John Stuart. [1] It was based on the 1933 novel Reporter! by Ken Attiwill. [2] Its plot involves a crime reporter who searches for a mystery woman who has witnessed a murder. It was shot at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith. The film's sets were designed by the art director James Carter.

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References

  1. "BFI | Film & TV Database | HEADLINE (1943)". Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
  2. Goble p.18

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