The Girl in the Picture (1957 film)

The Girl in the Picture is a 1957 British crime film directed by Don Chaffey and starring Donald Houston and Patrick Holt.[1][2]

The Girl in the Picture
Opening title
Directed byDon Chaffey
Written byPaul Ryder
Produced byTed Lloyd
StarringDonald Houston
CinematographyIan Struthers
Edited byDavid C. Withers
Production
company
Cresswell Productions
Distributed byEros Films
Release date
January 1957
Running time
63 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Plot

A photo submitted to a newspaper for a competition attracts the attention of crime reporter John Deering (Donald Houston). It shows the getaway car used in a robbery which lead to the unsolved murder of a policeman, and a glamorous woman (Junia Crawford) waving to the car's driver. Deering undertakes to find the woman, believing she may hold the key to the killer's identity. However, the murderer is also alerted and attempts to silence the girl in the picture.

Cast
  • Donald Houston as Jon Deering
  • Patrick Holt as Inspector Bliss
  • Junia Crawford as Pat Dryden
  • Maurice Kaufmann as Rod Mulloy
  • Paddy Joyce as Jack Bates
  • Tom Chatto as George Keefe
  • John Paul as Detective Sergeant Nixon
  • John Miller as Duncan
  • Colin Cleminson as Stanley Eames
  • Stuart Saunders as Newspaper editor
  • Bee Duffell as Mrs Stokes
  • David Greever as Office boy
  • James Booth as Office boy (credited as David Greeves)
  • John Watson as Policeman
  • Lucette Marimar as Model

Critical reception

TV Guide called the film "Enjoyable but familiar," and rated it 2/5 stars.[3]

References
  1. "The Girl in the Picture (1956) - Don Chaffey | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie.
  2. "The Girl in the Picture (1957)". BFI. Archived from the original on 23 March 2020.
  3. "The Girl In The Picture | TV Guide". TVGuide.com.


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