Though not a complete unknown to me, I must admit that I do not know much about Director Charles Saunders. That said, he does a credible of keeping BEHIND THE HEADLINES riveting, thanks mainly to a clever and humorous script by Allan McKinnon, and a terrifically effective cast that certainly falls short of stellar but has an in-form Paul Carpenter with the capacity to charm the pants off any female... and when two bombastic beauties like Hazel Court and especially Adrienne Corri appear in his cross hairs, he needs no love potion (or blue pills - of course, they didn't have those in 1956).
Photography rates competent, but I recall no particularly imaginative or unusual shots.
I liked the sharp and flirty repartee between Carpenter and the two beauties, and I was impressed with the subtle villain, matched by Carpenter's own subtle deception in the climax.
Great fun in a short 55 minutes.
