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The Girl in the Picture (1957 film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Girl in the Picture' is a 1957 British crime film directed by Don Chaffey and starring Donald Houston and Patrick Holt.
Plot
A photo submitted to a newspaper for a competition attracts the attention of crime reporterJohn Deering (Donald Houston). It shows the getaway car used in a robbery which lead to the unsolved murder of a policeman, anda glamorous woman (Junia Crawford) waving to the car's driver. Deering undertakes to find the woman, believing she may hold the key to the killer's identity. However, the murderer is also alerted and attempts to silence the girl in the picture.
Cast
* Donald Houston as John Deering
* Patrick Holt as Inspector Bliss
* Junia Crawford as Pat Dryden
* Maurice Kaufmann as Rod Molloy
* Paddy Joyce as Jack Bates
* Tom Chatto as George Keefe
* John Paul as Detective Sergeant Nelson
* John Miller as Duncan
* Colin Cleminson as Stanley Eames
* Stuart Saunders as Newspaper editor
* Bee Duffell as Mrs Stokes
* David Greever as Office boy
* James Booth as Office boy (credited as David Greeves)
* John Watson as Policeman
* Lucette Marimar as Model
Critical reception
'TV Guide' called the film "Enjoyable but familiar," and rated it 2/5 stars.
References
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