Girl in the News

1h 18min

Crime

Thriller

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.

Cast

Barry K. Barnes

Barry K. Barnes

Stephen Farringdon
Roger Livesey

Roger Livesey

Bill Maher
Basil Radford

Basil Radford

Doctor Threadgrove
Margaretta Scott

Margaretta Scott

Judith Bentley
Wyndham Goldie

Wyndham Goldie

Edward Bentley
Irene Handl

Irene Handl

Gertrude Mary Blaker
Mervyn Johns

Mervyn Johns

James Fetherwood
Felix Aylmer

Felix Aylmer

Prosecuting Counsel
Roland Culver

Roland Culver

Police Inspector (Uncredited)
Mark Daly

Mark Daly

Taxi Driver (Uncredited)
Arthur Denton

Arthur Denton

Ticket Collector (Uncredited)
Leo Genn

Leo Genn

Prosecuting Counsel (Uncredited)
Bryan Herbert

Bryan Herbert

Witness (Uncredited)
Michael Hordern

Michael Hordern

Assistant Prosecuting Counsel (Uncredited)
Roddy Hughes

Roddy Hughes

Doctor (Uncredited)
James Knight

James Knight

Traffic Policeman (Uncredited)
Gordon McLeod

Gordon McLeod

Chief Inspector (Uncredited)
Charles Paton

Charles Paton

Chemist (Uncredited)
Jack Raine

Jack Raine

Detective Smith (Uncredited)
Edward Rigby

Edward Rigby

Hospital Secretary (Uncredited)
Jerry Verno

Jerry Verno

Charlie, Prisoner in Police Car (Uncredited)

Release date

28th Aug 1940

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English