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Wikipedia article




'Girl in the Headlines' (AKA 'The Model Girl Murder Case') is a 1963 British detective film directed by Michael Truman and starring Ian Hendry, Ronald Fraser, Jeremy Brett, and Jane Asher. It is based on the 1961 novel 'The Nose on my Face' by actor Laurence Payne.

Plot



Inspector Birkett and Sergeant Saunders are called in to investigate the murder of a glamorous model. It becomes apparent that the girl had led a chequered life and her acquaintances included drug dealers. Jordan and Hammond Barker are reluctant to help but when the police finally make an arrest, another murder occurs in a seedy Soho jazz caf. But are the two murders connected?

Cast



* Ian Hendry Inspector Birkett

* Ronald Fraser Sergeant Saunders

* Margaret Johnston Mrs Gray

* Natasha Parry Perlita Barker

* Jeremy Brett Jordan Barker

* Kieron Moore Herter

* Peter Arne Hammond Barker

* Jane Asher Lindy Birkett

* Rosalie Crutchley Maude Klein

* Robert Harris William Lamotte

* Duncan Macrae Barney

* Zena Walker Mildred Birkett

* James Villiers David Dane

* Alan White Inspector Blackwell

* Martin Boddey Inspector

* Marie Burke Madame Lavalle

* Patrick Holt Walbrook

* Douglas Muir Fingerprint expert

Critical reception



'Britmovie' called the film a "cleverly plotted thriller directed by ex-Ealing editor/producer Michael Truman... Hendry's committed performance and Fraser's underplayed support dominate the film as the two policemen on the case."

References




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