The Tall Headlines
The Tall Headlines | |
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Original British trade ad | |
Directed by | Terence Young |
Produced by | Raymond Stross |
Screenplay by |
Audrey Erskine-Lindop Dudley Leslie |
Based on | novel The Tall Headlines by Audrey Erskine-Lindop[1] |
Starring |
Mai Zetterling André Morell Flora Robson Peter Burton Sid James |
Music by | Hans May |
Cinematography | C.M. Pennington-Richards |
Edited by | Vera Campbell |
Production company |
Raymond Stross Productions |
Distributed by | Grand National Pictures (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The Tall Headlines is a 1952 British film directed by Terence Young and starring André Morell, Flora Robson, Michael Denison, Peter Burton, Sid James and Dennis Price.[2][3] In the United States the film was retitled The Frightened Bride.[4]
Premise
A middle-class family suffer agonies when their eldest son is hanged for murder.
Cast
- Mai Zetterling - Doris Richardson
- Michael Denison - Phillip Rackham
- Flora Robson - Mary Rackham
- Dennis Price - Maurice Fletcher
- André Morell - George Rackham
- Jane Hylton - Frankie Rackham
- Naunton Wayne - Police Inspector
- Mervyn Johns - Uncle Ted
- Celia Lipton - Sandra
- Hugh Dempster - Police Inspector
- Michael Ward - Dentist
- Olive Sloane - Mrs Baker
- Barbara Blair - Nancy Rickardson
- Peter Burton - Graham Moore
- Joan Hickson - Waitress
- Sid James - Mr Spencer
Critical reception
Allmovie called it a "grim British drama," but approved of "An excellent all-character-actor cast includes Flora Robson and Andre Morrell as the grieving parents, Michael Denison as the brother and Mai Zetterling as the initial murder victim.";[4] whereas TV Guide wrote, "Decent performances by some well-known British actors and actresses are wasted on this unbelievable story."[5]
References
- ↑ Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). "The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film". Walter de Gruyter – via Google Books.
- ↑ "The Frightened Bride". 29 September 1952 – via IMDb.
- ↑ "Tall Headlines (1952)".
- 1 2 "The Frightened Bride (1952) - Terence Young - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie".
- ↑ "The Frightened Bride".
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