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Front Page Story is a British film of genre Drama directed by Gordon Parry released in USA on 18 april 1955 with Jack Hawkins
Front Page Story (1954)
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Add to a movie listFront Page Story is a 1954 black-and-white British drama film directed by Gordon Parry and starring Jack Hawkins, Elizabeth Allan and Eva Bartok.
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Grant is a hard working Fleet Street newspaper editor who refuses to take a long planned holiday with his wife Susan. Instead, to her annoyance, he stays in his office to deal with a number of urgent stories. These include four children evicted from their home when their mother dies, a woman charged with euthanasia, and a drunken ex-reporter tracking down an atomic scientist. They all culminate in the story of a plane crash, in which Grant is shocked to find his wife listed as one of the passengers. He discovers Susan was leaving him and going away with one of his colleagues.Actors
Jack Hawkins
(John Grant)
Elizabeth Allan
(Susan Grant)
Eva Bartok
(Mrs. Thorpe)
Derek Farr
(Tony Teale)
Michael Goodliffe
(Kennedy)
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