1952 British film
| The Tall Headlines | |
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| Directed by | Terence Young |
| Screenplay by | |
| Based on | The Tall Headlines by Audrey Erskine Lindop |
| Produced by | Raymond Stross |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | C.M. Pennington-Richards |
| Edited by | Vera Campbell |
| Music by | Hans May |
| Production company | Raymond Stross Productions |
| Distributed by | Grand National Pictures |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Tall Headlines is a 1952 British drama film directed by Terence Young and starring André Morell, Flora Robson, Michael Denison, Peter Burton, Sid James and Dennis Price. It was shot at Walton Studios outside London. In the United States the film was retitled The Frightened Bride. It was based on the 1950 novel of the same title by Audrey Erskine Lindop.
Plot
A middle-class family suffer agonies when their eldest son is hanged for murder.
Cast
- Mai Zetterling as Doris Richardson
- Michael Denison as Phillip Rackham
- Flora Robson as Mary Rackham
- Dennis Price as Maurice Fletcher
- André Morell as George Rackham
- Jane Hylton as Frankie Rackham
- Naunton Wayne as Police Inspector
- Mervyn Johns as Uncle Ted
- Celia Lipton as Sandra
- Hugh Dempster as Police Inspector
- Michael Ward as Dentist
- Olive Sloane as Mrs Baker
- Barbara Blair as Nancy Rickardson
- Peter Burton as Graham Moore
- Joan Hickson as Waitress
- Sid James as 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."; whereas TV Guide wrote, "Decent performances by some well-known British actors and actresses are wasted on this unbelievable story."
References
- Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
- "The Frightened Bride". 29 September 1952 – via IMDb.
- "Tall Headlines (1952)". Archived from the original on 1 April 2017.
- ^ "The Frightened Bride (1952) - Terence Young - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie".
- "The Frightened Bride".
External links
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