Headline Hunters is a 1968 British children's drama film directed by Jonathan Ingrams and starring Leonard Brockwell, Susan Payne, Stephen Garlick, Bill Owen, David Lodge and Frank Williams.[1][2][3] It was distributed by the Children's Film Foundation.
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| Directed by | Jonathan Ingrams |
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| Story by | Geoffrey Bond |
| Produced by | Frank Godwin |
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| Cinematography | Mark Mcdonald |
| Edited by | Richard Mason |
| Music by | Harry Robinson |
Production company | Ansus Films |
| Distributed by | Children's Film Foundation (UK) |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
editA bunch of kids help run the local newspaper after their father becomes ill. In the process they foil a robbery at a local factory.
Cast
edit- Leonard Brockwell as Terry Hunter
- Susan Payne as Joan Hunter
- Stephen Garlick as Peter Hunter
- Jeffrey Chandler as Alec
- Bill Owen as Henry
- Reginald Marsh as Bogshot
- Keith Smith as Fustwick
- Glyn Houston as Gresham
- David Lodge as Harry
- Dermot Kelly as Ernie
- Frank Williams as Carter
- Malcolm Epstein as Percy
- David Beale as Hunter
- Maureen O'Reilly as Mrs. Hunter
Critical reception
editThe Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A crisp, clear, unpretentious and oddly touching little film. It has all the right ingredients for a children's film – an exciting but not too implausible story, experienced and reliable adult players, a minimum of dialogue and, above all, a director with a narrative flair and a rare gift for evoking natural responses from child actors. There is a splendid suspense sequence at the climax, plenty of casual humour, and even a touch of visual poetry."[4]
References
edit- ^ "Headline Hunters". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Headline Hunters (1968)". BFI. Archived from the original on 3 July 2019.
- ^ "Headline Hunters (1968) - Jonathan Ingrams | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie.
- ^ "Headline Hunters". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 35 (408): 180. 1 January 1968 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "Headline Hunters | TV Guide". TVGuide.com.