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Girl in the News (1940) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1940 · 78 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Carol Reed
- Starring
- Kathleen Harrison, Michael Hordern, Felix Aylmer, Roger Livesey, Irene Handl, Basil Radford
An elderly woman slips a handful of pills away from her caregiver and succumbs to an overdose. The caregiver is prosecuted for murder but is acquitted. Years later, now living under an assumed name, she tends another patient who likewise dies from an overdose. When her true identity is revealed, the repeated deaths spark suspicion and scrutiny.
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