A crime reporter begins to investigate the disappearance of his bosses wife who had witnessed a murder.A crime reporter begins to investigate the disappearance of his bosses wife who had witnessed a murder.A crime reporter begins to investigate the disappearance of his bosses wife who had witnessed a murder.
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William Hartnell
- Dell
- (as Billy Hartnell)
Ian McLean
- Inspector Dodds
- (as Ian Maclean)
Reginald Barlow
- Distinguished Man
- (uncredited)
Robin Burns
- News Theatre Patron
- (uncredited)
Noel Dainton
- Senior Employee at Jeweller's Shop
- (uncredited)
Edgar Driver
- Photographer
- (uncredited)
Stanley Escane
- Role Undetermined
- (uncredited)
David Keir
- Train Passenger
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaAt about 16 minutes into the film, you can see Trevor Howard sitting at the bar behind the couple that are talking. He's uncredited in the film and had his first film credit the next year in "The Way Ahead" (1944).
- ConnectionsReferenced in Has Anybody Here Seen Canada? A History of Canadian Movies 1939-1953 (1979)
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The Story Behind The Story
Reporter David Farrar catches a story about a murder. The trail leads to his editor's wife's involvement.
It starts off as one of those cheeky reporter yarns, with a budding relationship with staff member Ann Crawford, stealing photographs in competition with rival William Hartnell, and an odd little independent investigator played weirdly by Richard Goolden. Amidst the slovenly background -- suggesting but not not actually showing film noir -- it gradually darkens in tone and look. Although it starts slowly, full of cliches, it gradually becomes more involving. With John Stuart, Antoinette Cellier, Anthony Hawtrey, and a nice small part for Elsie Wagstaff.
It starts off as one of those cheeky reporter yarns, with a budding relationship with staff member Ann Crawford, stealing photographs in competition with rival William Hartnell, and an odd little independent investigator played weirdly by Richard Goolden. Amidst the slovenly background -- suggesting but not not actually showing film noir -- it gradually darkens in tone and look. Although it starts slowly, full of cliches, it gradually becomes more involving. With John Stuart, Antoinette Cellier, Anthony Hawtrey, and a nice small part for Elsie Wagstaff.
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- boblipton
- May 22, 2022
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- Runtime1 hour 15 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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