Behind the Headlines (1956)
Directed by Charles Saunders

Crime / Drama

Film Synopsis

When showgirl Nina Duke is murdered the press are in a hurry to discover the circumstances surrounding her death. One reporter, a freelancer named Paul Banner, is more restrained and decides to carry out his own investigation into Nina's death. A promising line of enquiry is that Nina recently served a prison sentence for blackmail. Could this be why she died?

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Film Credits

Director: Charles Saunders
Script: Allan MacKinnon, Robert H. Chapman (novel)
Cinematographer: Geoffrey Faithfull
Music: Stanley Black
Cast: Paul Carpenter (Paul Banner), Adrienne Corri (Pam Barnes), Alfie Bass (Sammy), Ewen Solon (Superintendent Faro), Trevor Reid (Bunting), Melissa Stribling (Mary Carrick), Olive Gregg (Mrs. Bunting), Harry Fowler (Alfie), Magda Miller (Nina Duke), Arthur Rigby (Hollings), Leonard Williams (Jock Macrae), Gaylord Cavallaro (Jeff Holly), Tom Gill (Creloch), Colin Rix (Bernard), Hazel Court (Maxine), Anita Wuest (Model), Sandra Colville (Waitress), Marian Collins (Nurse), Constance Wake (Receptionist)
Country: UK
Language: English
Support: Black and White
Runtime: 65 min

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