BEHIND THE HEADLINES

UK, 1956, 65 minutes, Black-and-white.
Paul Carpenter, Adrienne Corri, Alfie Bass, Trevor Reid, Hazel Court.
Directed by Charles Saunders.

This is a small-budget film from the mid-1950s, a supporting feature from the UK.

The film opens with a glamorous platinum blonde (perhaps the pervasive influence of Marilyn Monroe at the time) who is murdered by the man she is blackmailing.

The film shows that behind the headlines there is a lot of police work, often having many leads more than the journalists who are the central focus of the film. Paul Carpenter portrays a Canadian who has his own private agency. Adrienne Corri works for newspaper. Alfie Bass is a photographer. Hazel Court works in the office.

The film develops the personalities, the relationships, the connections with the police. However, the journalists do interviews, discover clues, follow them up, run into danger from the murderer.

The twists are a touch complex but, ultimately, both journalists and police solve the case.