अपनी भाषा में प्लॉट जोड़ेंA murder mystery set in the newspaper industry.A murder mystery set in the newspaper industry.A murder mystery set in the newspaper industry.
Ray Ellington
- Self
- (as The Ray Ellington Quartet)
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When the newspaper owner dies, his widow takes over, determining the paper will be run on strict, moral lines. Her first step is to fire managing editor Hugh Williams and replace him with Walter Hund. Williams fumbles around a bit, and eventually lands a job on a competing paper. At this point, gossip columnist Hy Hazell finds that her tenant is dead with his throat cut.
It's a most peculiar murder mystery, in that most of it is about the newspaper industry and the people who work in it, their relationships and habits. It's certainly not a new approach, but it doesn't have the stereotyped characters who make up the traditional newspaper mystery movies. Instead, it's full of disagreeable sorts, like interfering publishers, whining lawyers, reporters who get drunk after the work day is over, reporters who get their facts wrong... basically a human enterprise filled with realistic humans. It's also filled with some fine actors in minor roles, like Garry Marsh, Sid James, and Vida Hope. People behave like people... or at least they behave in ways other than the usual movie stereotypes.
Director Roy Ward Baker certainly keeps things clattering along. Even the small parts, played by actors who never became household names get their chance to show there are no small parts, only short ones: when the camera is focused on you, you're the star.
And that's how you make a superior movie.
It's a most peculiar murder mystery, in that most of it is about the newspaper industry and the people who work in it, their relationships and habits. It's certainly not a new approach, but it doesn't have the stereotyped characters who make up the traditional newspaper mystery movies. Instead, it's full of disagreeable sorts, like interfering publishers, whining lawyers, reporters who get drunk after the work day is over, reporters who get their facts wrong... basically a human enterprise filled with realistic humans. It's also filled with some fine actors in minor roles, like Garry Marsh, Sid James, and Vida Hope. People behave like people... or at least they behave in ways other than the usual movie stereotypes.
Director Roy Ward Baker certainly keeps things clattering along. Even the small parts, played by actors who never became household names get their chance to show there are no small parts, only short ones: when the camera is focused on you, you're the star.
And that's how you make a superior movie.
I just watched the entire film on YouTube. Paper Orchid (1949) is an entertaining British murder mystery centered around two newspapers.
Frank McSweeney (Hugh Williams) is the editor of the Daily National newspaper and Stella Mason (Hy Hazell) writes a column called Paper Orchid. Freddy Evans (Sid James), Briggs (Walter Hudd), and Walter Wibberly (Frederick Leister) are other who work on the paper.
When the newspaper's owner, Lord Croup, dies, his widow Lady Croup (Ella Redford) takes over and soon Frank is fired, along with others, including Stella eventually. Frank goes to work at the World Record, a rival newspaper.
Then, Stella's boarder, an eccentric sculpter, is found by Stella in their apartment with his throat cut. She calls Frank and together they try to figure out how to notify the police without involving Stella. Someone mentions calling up 999, which was apparently the 1949 British version of 911. Now the rush begins to solve the mystery of who the murderer is before the police arrest Stella. Who done it?
24-year old Patricia Owens has a small role as Mary McSweeney, Frank's daughter. 22-year old Roger Moore is listed as having an uncredited bit part, but I didn't see him. If you watch Paper Orchid, see if you can find him.
Paper Orchid starts off a bit slow but it picks up steam once the murder occurs. It is an enjoyable film and well worth watching.
Frank McSweeney (Hugh Williams) is the editor of the Daily National newspaper and Stella Mason (Hy Hazell) writes a column called Paper Orchid. Freddy Evans (Sid James), Briggs (Walter Hudd), and Walter Wibberly (Frederick Leister) are other who work on the paper.
When the newspaper's owner, Lord Croup, dies, his widow Lady Croup (Ella Redford) takes over and soon Frank is fired, along with others, including Stella eventually. Frank goes to work at the World Record, a rival newspaper.
Then, Stella's boarder, an eccentric sculpter, is found by Stella in their apartment with his throat cut. She calls Frank and together they try to figure out how to notify the police without involving Stella. Someone mentions calling up 999, which was apparently the 1949 British version of 911. Now the rush begins to solve the mystery of who the murderer is before the police arrest Stella. Who done it?
24-year old Patricia Owens has a small role as Mary McSweeney, Frank's daughter. 22-year old Roger Moore is listed as having an uncredited bit part, but I didn't see him. If you watch Paper Orchid, see if you can find him.
Paper Orchid starts off a bit slow but it picks up steam once the murder occurs. It is an enjoyable film and well worth watching.
क्या आपको पता है
- साउंडट्रैकThe House is Haunted
Written by Basil Adlam and Billy Rose
© 1934
Sung by Ray Ellington (with combo)
(final nightclub scene)
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