The Tall Headlines
1952 British film
- Audrey Erskine Lindop
- Dudley Leslie
- Mai Zetterling
- André Morell
- Flora Robson
- Peter Burton
- Sid James
Production
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Raymond Stross Productions
Release date
- 15 April 1952 (1952-04-15) (London)
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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
A middle-class family suffer agonies when their eldest son is hanged for murder.
Cast
- 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
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
- ^ 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".
External links
The Tall Headlines at IMDb
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Films by Terence Young
- Corridor of Mirrors (1948)
- One Night with You (1948)
- Woman Hater (1948)
- They Were Not Divided (1950)
- Valley of Eagles (1951)
- The Tall Headlines (1952)
- The Red Beret (1953)
- That Lady (1955)
- Storm Over the Nile (1955)
- Safari (1956)
- Zarak (1956)
- Action of the Tiger (1957)
- No Time to Die (1958)
- Serious Charge (1959)
- Too Hot to Handle (1960)
- Black Tights (1961)
- Duel of Champions (1961)
- Dr. No (1962)
- From Russia with Love (1963)
- The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (1965)
- The Dirty Game (1965)
- Thunderball (1965)
- The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966; TV)
- Triple Cross (1966)
- The Rover (1967)
- Wait Until Dark (1967)
- Mayerling (1968)
- The Christmas Tree (1969)
- Cold Sweat (1970)
- Red Sun (1971)
- The Valachi Papers (1972)
- War Goddess (1973)
- The Klansman (1974)
- Jackpot (1974–1975; unfinished)
- Bloodline (1979)
- Inchon (1981)
- The Jigsaw Man (1983)
- Run for Your Life (1988)
- On the Night of the Fire (1939)
- Dangerous Moonlight (1941)
- Secret Mission (1942)
- On Approval (1944)
- Theirs Is the Glory (1946)
- Hungry Hill (1947)
- The Bad Lord Byron (1949)
- Atout cœur à Tokyo pour OSS 117 (1966)
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