Murder Reported (1957)
Ace reporter Jeff Holly is assigned to investigate the murder of a politician whose body was found stashed in a trunk. Holly's enthusiasm soon wanes when his editor insists that he take his daughter Amanda North with him to investigate. Fortunately, the girl has a real knack for investigative reporting and they make a good team. They even fall in love. They discover that the killer was the politician's rival.
- Date of release
- 1957-04-28
- TMDB
- 10.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 58m
- Director
- Charles Saunders
Casting
- Paul Carpenter — Jeff Holly
- Melissa Stribling — Amanda North
- John Laurie — Mac North
- Peter Swanwick — Hatter
- Patrick Holt — Bill Stevens
- Georgia Brown — Myra
- Yvonne Romain — Betty
- Trevor Reid — Inspector Palissy
- Anne Blake — Miss Jack
- Joe Robinson — Jim
- David Coote — Bill
- Maurice Durant — Carmody
Interesting facts
Murder Reported is a 1957 British second feature ('B') film directed by Charles Saunders and starring Paul Carpenter, Melissa Stribling and John Laurie. It was written by Doreen Montgomery based on the 1953 novel Murder for the Million by Robert Chapman.
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