The Tall Headlines
| The Tall Headlines | |
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| Directed by | Terence Young |
| Screenplay by | |
| Based on | The Tall Headlines by Audrey Erskine Lindop[1] |
| 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.[2][3] It was shot at Walton Studios outside London. In the United States the film was retitled The Frightened Bride.[4] It was based on the 1950 novel of the same title by Audrey Erskine Lindop.
Plot
[edit]A middle-class family suffer agonies when their eldest son is hanged for murder.
Cast
[edit]- 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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "The Frightened Bride (1952) - Terence Young - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie".
- ^ "The Frightened Bride".