''The Girl in the Picture'' is a 1957 British crime film directed by

Don Chaffey Donald Chaffey (5 August 1917 – 13 November 1990) was a British film director, writer, producer, and art director. Chaffey's film career began as an art director in 1947, and his directorial debut was in 1953. He remained active in the indu ...

and starring

Donald Houston Donald Daniel Houston (6 November 1923 – 13 October 1991) was a Welsh actor whose first two films—'' The Blue Lagoon'' (1949) with Jean Simmons, and '' A Run for Your Money'' (1949) with Alec Guinness—were highly successful. Later in ...

and

Patrick Holt Patrick Holt (31 January 1912 – 12 October 1993) was an English film and television actor. Biography Born Patrick G. Parsons in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, Holt spent some of his childhood in India with his uncle, after which he was sen ...

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

as John Deering *

as Inspector Bliss * Junia Crawford as Pat Dryden *

Maurice Kaufmann Maurice Harington Kaufmann (29 June 1927 – 21 September 1997) was a British actor of stage, film and television, who specialised in whodunits and horror films, from 1954 to 1981, when he retired. Personal life He was married to Honor Blackm ...

as Rod Molloy * Paddy Joyce as Jack Bates *

Tom Chatto Tom Chatto (born Thomas Chatto St George Sproule; 1 September 1920 – 8 August 1982) was an English actor who made numerous appearances on television, film, and stage between 1957 and his death in 1982. Early life and career Chatto is a great- ...

as George Keefe * John Paul as Detective Sergeant Nelson * 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 James Booth (born David Noel Geeves; 19 December 1927 – 11 August 2005) was an English film, stage and television actor and screenwriter. Though considered handsome enough to play leading roles, and versatile enough to play a wide variety ...

as Office boy (credited as David Greeves) * John Watson as Policeman * Lucette Marimar as Model

Critical reception

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'' called the film "Enjoyable but familiar," and rated it 2/5 stars.

References

External links

* 1957 films British crime films British black-and-white films 1957 crime films Films directed by Don Chaffey Films set in London 1950s English-language films 1950s British films {{1950s-crime-film-stub