The read
It runs a compact 1h 6m.
Synopsis
Pat Heaton may be the best crime reporter in town but his fiancée Claire, despairing of the more tawdry aspects of his profession, makes him promise to give the job up. When a pretty waitress is found murdered, however, Pat falls in line with the rest of the 'Murder Gang' the pack of reporters who gather to glean stories by fair means or foul!
Ratings
IMDb5.7/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Brian Desmond HurstDirector
- William FreshmanScreenplay
- Dudley LeslieScreenplay
- Marjorie DeansScreenplay
Cast
- John LodgePat Heston
- Diana ChurchillMaisie Turnpit
- Francis ListerRichard Grainger
- Joan MarionMrs. Grainger
- Margaret VynerClaire Lindsay
- Jerry VernoSpikey
- Richard BirdHenry Beicher
- Athene SeylerMadame Henry
- Dennis WyndhamSpurge
- Henry OscarSuperintendant Stainer
- Anthony HollesClake
- Martin WalkerDimmitt