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The Girl in the Picture is a 1957 British crime film directed by Don Chaffey and starring Donald Houston and Patrick Holt.[1][2]

The Girl in the Picture
Opening title
Directed by	Don Chaffey
Written by	Paul Ryder
Produced by	Ted Lloyd
Starring	Donald Houston
Cinematography	Ian Struthers
Edited by	David C. Withers
Production company	Cresswell Productions
Distributed by	Eros Films
Release date	January 1957
Running time	63 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

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

• Donald Houston as John Deering
• Patrick Holt as Inspector Bliss
• Junia Crawford as Pat Dryden
• Maurice Kaufmann as Rod Molloy
• Paddy Joyce as Jack Bates
• Tom Chatto 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 as Office boy (credited as David Greeves)
• John Watson as Policeman
• Lucette Marimar as Model

Critical reception

TV Guide called the film "Enjoyable but familiar," and rated it 2/5 stars.[3]

References

External links

• The Girl in the Picture at IMDb

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