Behind the Headlines
Date: 1956
Director: Charles Saunders
Production Company: Kenilworth Film Productions
Stars: Magda Miller, Arthur Rigby, Trevor Reid, Alfie Bass, Leonard Williams, Gaylord Cavallaro, Adrienne Corri, Paul Carpenter, Tom Gill, Ewen Solon, Clin Rix, Melissa Stribling, Anita Wuest, Harry Fowler, Sandra Colville, Hazel Court, Olive Gregg, Marian Collins
Location(s): London
Region(s): London A-B, South East A-D
Storyline:
Newspaper reporters compete with London police to solve a murder.
Additional Information:
Originally uploaded in 2014 when the criteria for screen captures was more limiting, this film has been re-addressed by Richard Lovejoy with additional captures and revised text.
This film is available in a boxed set coupled with ‘Cloak Without Dagger’.
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- Capture 1
- 25 Aug 2008
Nina Duke (Magda Miller) walks home. Circus Road, London NW8
Circus Road, London, NW8. SJ.
- Capture 2
- 25 Aug 2008
Turning to her apartment block and duly greeted by the commissionaire. Wellington Court, Circus Road, London NW8
On the corner of Circus Road and Wellington Road, London, NW8. SJ.
- Capture 3
- 25 Aug 2008
The following morning she is found strangled. Wellington Court and the junction of Circus Road and Wellington Road, London NW8
Now. SJ.
- Capture 4
- 25 Aug 2008
Paul Banner (Paul Carpenter) is about to turn up at the pub opposite the flats where the newspaper reporters are waiting to talk to Supt. Faro (Ewen Solon). Looking south along Circus Road from the junction with Cochrane Street.
Now the Sofra at the corner of Circus Road and Cochrane Street. SJ.
- Capture 5
- 25 Aug 2008
He pulls up outside the pub and gets out of the car glancing at Wellington Court, that is not actually opposite the pub.... Cochrane Street.
Yes it's Cochrane Street. 'Assignment Redhead' territory. SJ.
- Capture 6
- 14 Jun 2011
......before entering the pub. Tris advises that this public house was formerly The Princess Royal before becoming a restaurant and now a world foods delicatessen. Cochrane Street, London NW8
Now. Cochrane Street entrance. SJ.
- Capture 7
- 'Now' required
Pam Barnes (Adrienne Corri) gets her 'story' phoned in before her competitor 'hacks'. Circus Road, Wellington Court hidden by telephone box with windows of Elgood House in the background.
- Capture 8
- 'Now' required
Pam soon sees that Paul's car is parked outside the pub and cannot resist the temptation. Looking south along Circus Road and the junction with Cochrane Street.
- Capture 9
- 'Now' required
Together they learn from the publican that a blonde recently moved into the flat opposite the dead girl and she has a salon in Bond Street, London W1 - New Bond Street, looking north from circa 175-177
- Capture 10
- 07 Apr 2015
Later that evening Paul drives her home to her 'Chelsea' flat. Abercorn Place, London NW8. Also seen in 'Hammer the Toff', 'Salute the Toff', 'The Narrowing Circle', 'Johnny on the Spot' and many others.
With thanks to a re-run of David Neicho's 'Assignment Redhead'. Trees will grow if left alone. (RL)
- Capture 11
- 25 Aug 2008
The following day, having learned that Nina Duke once lived at the films 40 Polton Road, NW8 Paul and Pam go to visit it. They say that they are on Polton Road, actually it is Wellington Road opposite Wellington Court but No 40 is right behind them, Barclays Bank!
Barclays Bank and still so, on Wellington Road, diagonally opposite Wellington Court. SJ.
- Capture 12
- 'Now' required
Pam is called to her office and Paul says that he will 'dig around for a while' in London. Piccadilly Circus looking up Shaftesbury Avenue.
- Capture 13
- 15 Nov 2012
Paul visits the many entertainment agencies to see if they have a girl by the name of 'Harwell' on their books as a likely non de plume of Nina Duke. Shaftesbury Avenue, London W1 looking towards the junction with Frith Street.
As then shows, "Gennari" were indeed at number 43..................Frith Street! Richard Lovejoy Well sleuthed.
- Capture 14
- 'Now' required
The research of Sammy (Alfie Bass) provides Paul with the name and address of a man named Gerry Bunting (Trevor Reid) to whom Duke/Harwell had once been married. Unknown location.
- Capture 15
- 'Now' required
He pulls up at No ? Unknown location.
- Capture 16
- 'Now' required
Having found out that Gerry Bunting will be in Hastings Paul packs a bag to go there himself, ..... Unknown location.
- Capture 17
- 'Now' required
...... but waiting in the road outside his house is a stranger in a car, a stolen car. Unknown location.
- Capture 18
- 'Now' required
Paul drives off shortly to be rammed by the other car. Unknown location.
- Capture 19
- 'Now' required
Paul is not badly hurt and is soon discharged, with the benefit of a loaned car he travels to Hastings with Sammy, from which studio sets conclude the mystery. White Rock and the corner of Robertson Street, Hastings looking west with the pier going off to the left.